Type of plate used for culturing bacteria etc (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
petri dish
'type of plate used for culturing bacteria etc' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for petri dish that I've seen before include "Shallow plate for lab study" , "Container for growing cultures" , "Shallow bowl used to culture bacteria -- priest hid (anag)" , "Type of plate used for culturing bacteria etc" .)