Require large European vessel to show embroidery (11)
I believe the answer is:
needlecraft
'show embroidery' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'require large european vessel' is the wordplay.
'require' becomes 'need' (synonyms).
'large european' becomes 'le' (this might be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'vessel' becomes 'craft' (synonyms).
'need'+'le'+'craft'='NEEDLECRAFT'
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for needlecraft that I've seen before include "Sewing, embroidery" , "talent for embroidery" , "Art of sewing" , "Art of stitching" , "Talent shown by Little Dorrit" .)