One putting money aside to import large item of silver (6)
I believe the answer is:
salver
'item of silver' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'one putting money aside to import large' is the wordplay.
'one putting money aside' becomes 'saver' (someone saving money).
'to import' indicates putting letters inside.
'large' becomes 'L' (eg in clothes sizes).
'saver' going around 'l' is 'SALVER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for salver that I've seen before include "Presentation tray" , "A handsome silver tray" , "A fancy metal tray" , "A heavy silver tray" , "Tray, could be silver" .)