It has a stirring role (5)
I believe the answer is:
spoon
'it has a stirring role' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
This is all the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for spoon that I've seen before include "Cuddle" , "No knife" , "A runcible item of cutlery?" , "feeder" , "Kitchen implement" .)