Gather her vats are broken (7)
I believe the answer is:
harvest
'gather' is the definition.
(harvesting is a kind of gathering)
'her vats are broken' is the wordplay.
'are broken' is an anagram indicator.
'her'+'vats'='hervats'
'hervats' with letters rearranged gives 'HARVEST'.
(Other definitions for harvest that I've seen before include "Bring in the corn etc" , "The fruits of tillage" , "Time to gather the crops" , "reap rewards" , "Crop-gathering time" .)