Huge container - a sort once seen in Italy? (5)
I believe the answer is:
oscan
'sort once seen in italy?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'huge container a' is the wordplay.
'huge' becomes 'os' (abbreviation for outsize).
'container' becomes 'c' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'a' becomes 'an'.
'os'+'c'+'an'='OSCAN'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for oscan that I've seen before include "Extinct language of southern Italy" , "Ancient tongue" , "old language" , "Language once heard" , "Old tongue" .)