They carry clothes and swimming gear (6)
I believe the answer is:
trunks
'swimming gear' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'they carry clothes' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'carry' could be 'run' (synonyms) and 'run' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for trunks that I've seen before include "torsos" , "Swimwear" , "Men's swimsuits on an elephants?" , "Man's swimming costume" , "Swimming garments or tree stems" .)