Despicable type stops working and leaves containers (7)
I believe the answer is:
caddies
'leaves containers' is the definition.
(as in tea leaves in tea caddies)
'despicable type stops working' is the wordplay.
'despicable type' becomes 'cad' (a cad is a dishonourable person).
'stops working' becomes 'dies' (I've seen this in another clue).
'cad'+'dies'='CADDIES'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for caddies that I've seen before include "Golf attendants" , "They carry golf clubs" , "man seen carrying clubs" , "Golf clubs carriers" , "Tea cans" .)