The ability to make some flower pots (5)
I believe the answer is:
power
'the ability to make' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'some flower pots' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'flower' could be 'po' (Po is an example) and 'po' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for power that I've seen before include "Control and influence exercised over others" , "product" , "Rate of doing work" , "Strength or authority" , "Three to the third - is twenty-seven" .)