Small item of cutlery (8)
I believe the answer is:
teaspoon
'small item of cutlery' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for teaspoon that I've seen before include "5 ml container" , "Domestic stirrer" , "Small stirrer" , "Kitchen utensil able to hold about one fluid dram" , "Not Aesop (anag.)" .)