Pungent vegetable left by artist in bowl (4)
I believe the answer is:
dish
'bowl' is the definition.
(a bowl is a type of dish)
'pungent vegetable left by artist' is the wordplay.
'pungent vegetable' becomes 'radish' (vegetable with a strong smell).
'left by' indicates named letters should be taken away (word is left or abandoned by specified letters ).
'artist' becomes 'RA' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'radish' with 'ra' taken out is 'DISH'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for dish that I've seen before include "Receptacle" , "bit of pottery?" , "Peach" , "Cooking vessel" , "someone very attractive" .)