Manage to get round the bend in a car (5)
I believe the answer is:
coupe
'a car' is the definition.
(coupe is a kind of car)
'manage to get round the bend' is the wordplay.
'manage' becomes 'cope' ('cope' can be a synonym of 'manage').
'to get round' indicates putting letters inside.
'the bend' becomes 'u' (a U-bend is a kind of bend - pipe under sink).
'cope' going around 'u' is 'COUPE'.
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for coupe that I've seen before include "Car; dessert glass" , "Type of car; dish" , "Two-door car" , "Car with two front seats and a luggage compartment" , "Dessert dish" .)