It may hold the garden spray (4)
I believe the answer is:
vase
'hold the garden spray' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'it' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'vas' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'may' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for vase that I've seen before include "Jar to hold flowers" , "Flower container - save it" , "Ornament for flowers" , "Flower holder" , "Open jar for holding flowers" .)