A nylon-edged jug is more modern (5)

I believe the answer is:

newer

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'more modern' is the definition.
('new' is associated in meaning with 'modern')

'a nylon-edged jug' is the wordplay.
'a nylon-edged' becomes 'n' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'jug' becomes 'ewer' (type of vessel).
'n'+'ewer'='NEWER'

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for newer that I've seen before include "More current" , "More pristine or recently invented" , "Fresher or more novel" , "More modern" , "More recent" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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