The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TEAPOT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TEAPOT
- Milk supplier crossing river in Earl Grey’s vessel?
- One spouted at afternoon party?
- Child hides each panic originally — it pours out
- Pour from this running water through milk dispenser
- Two lots of Mary Jane’s brewing equipment
- It never rains but it pours
- One’s spouted at the meal table
- Old penny turned up in channel for milk in drinks dispenser
- Each packet’s opening contributing to drink – from this?
- Potter briefly gets involved with a brewer
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The straight part
We know that "container on the table?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case container on the table? = teapot.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 TEAPOT mean?
TEAPOT noun- A vessel for brewing and serving tea.