Container for rope is ordered by politician (10)
I believe the answer is:
repository
'container' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'rope is ordered by politician' is the wordplay.
'ordered' indicates an anagram.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'politician' becomes 'tory' (term for a Conservative Party politician).
'rope'+'is'='ropeis'
'ropeis' anagrammed gives 'reposi'.
'reposi'+'tory'='REPOSITORY'
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for repository that I've seen before include "Box containing items for safekeeping" , "Storage place" , "cabinet" , "Warehouse" , "dump?" .)