Try and empty elegant basin (5)
I believe the answer is:
bidet
'basin' is the definition.
(bidet is a kind of basin)
'try and empty elegant' is the wordplay.
'try' becomes 'bid' (bid is a kind of try).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'empty' means to remove the middle letters.
'elegant' with its centre removed is 'et'.
'bid'+'et'='BIDET'
(Other definitions for bidet that I've seen before include "Bathroom appliance" , "behind cleaner" , "Bathroom facility" , "Cleaning vessel for privates" , "Type of basin" .)