Vessel for ashes (3)
I believe the answer is:
urn
'vessel for ashes' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for urn that I've seen before include "Vase with handles" , "Ossuary" , "Run to get funeral vase" , "A large vase as for human ashes" , "Tall vase with stem" .)