Glass container depicted by artist in eating place (6)
I believe the answer is:
carafe
'glass container' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'artist in eating place' is the wordplay.
'artist' becomes 'ra' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'eating place' becomes 'cafe' (I've seen this before).
'ra' going inside 'cafe' is 'CARAFE'.
'depicted by' is the link.
(Other definitions for carafe that I've seen before include "Decanter" , "Wine server" , "Open-topped glass container" , "Glass water jug" , "Glass bottle in which wine is served at table" .)