Item for sale at auction (3)
I believe the answer is:
lot
'item for sale at auction' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for lot that I've seen before include "Fate - great number" , "large quantity" , "Kismet" , "He left his wife without a backward glance" , "His Biblical wife was turned to a pillar of salt" .)