Pottery from communist regime (5)
I believe the answer is:
china
'pottery' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'from communist regime' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'from' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'cha' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for china that I've seen before include "Country; friend (slang)" , "Tableware; country" , "Dresden, perhaps" , "Delicate porcelain from Cathay?" , "chum" .)