In US find amazingly silent pots and pans? (8)
I believe the answer is:
utensils
'pots and pans?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'in us find amazingly silent' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'silent' is 'tensil' which is present in the answer.
'us' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for utensils that I've seen before include "Everyday domestic implements" , "Implements for practical use" , "Kitchen implements" , "Domestic instruments or containers" , "Useful implements" .)