Utensil is returned to Moneypenny? (5)
I believe the answer is:
sieve
'utensil' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'is returned to moneypenny?' is the wordplay.
'returned' is a reversal indicator.
'to moneypenny?' becomes 'eve' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'is' in reverse letter order is 'si'.
'si'+'eve'='SIEVE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sieve that I've seen before include "Kitchen strainer" , "Device for separating lumps" , "Meshed kitchen utensil" , "Screen, sift, strain" , "Forgetful head is like it" .)