The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EWERS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result EWERS
- Beer or tea makers have dropped the first two jugs
- Jugs seen in tight sweater
- Pitchers titchers?
- Vessels were off to Sweden
- Vessels in channel beginning to sink to the bottom
- Female animal, ravenous, emptied containers
- Sheep and rats emptied water containers
- Last of tourists moving to east in channel vessels
- Pots for producers of beer
- Spectators seeing six departing vessels
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The straight part
We know that "water containers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case water containers = ewers.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does EWERS mean?
EWERS noun- A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle.