Turner’s left with two articles (5)
I believe the answer is:
lathe
'turner's' is the definition.
(a lathe is something which 'turns')
'left with two articles' is the wordplay.
'two articles' can mean two replacements for 'article'.
'left' becomes 'L' (common abbreviation).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'article' becomes 'a' (the indefinite article in English).
'article' becomes 'the' (the definite article in English).
'l'+'a'+'the'='LATHE'
(Other definitions for lathe that I've seen before include "Machine tool for shaping metal or wood" , "This is turned out" , "Turning tool" , "Turning instrument" , "8 [TURNER]" .)