Cracked ewers containing dirty water? (5)
I believe the answer is:
sewer
'dirty water?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'cracked ewers' is the wordplay.
'cracked' indicates an anagram.
'ewers' is an anagram of 'SEWER'.
'containing' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sewer that I've seen before include "Filthy channel" , "Tailor" , "Channel to carry away waste water and matter" , "Drainage channel" , "It drains" .)