Huge vats are destroyed (4)
I believe the answer is:
vast
'huge' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'vats are destroyed' is the wordplay.
'are destroyed' indicates an anagram.
'vats' with letters rearranged gives 'VAST'.
(Other definitions for vast that I've seen before include "Boundless" , "Huge, enormous" , "Extremely large or extensive" , "Astronomical" , "Unusually great" .)