Mate carrying one component of wishing well? (4)
I believe the answer is:
pail
'component of wishing well?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'mate carrying one' is the wordplay.
'mate' becomes 'pal' (I've seen this before).
'carrying' is an insertion indicator.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'pal' enclosing 'i' is 'PAIL'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pail that I've seen before include "water-carrier" , "A bucket - the kind Jack and Jill used" , "Milkmaid's bucket?" , "Cylindrical vessel" , "Vessel for carrying liquids" .)