Vessel without sails makes me stare (7)
I believe the answer is:
steamer
'vessel' is the definition.
(I know that steamer is a type of vessel)
'makes me stare' is the wordplay.
'makes' indicates an anagram.
'me'+'stare'='mestare'
'mestare' is an anagram of 'STEAMER'.
'without sails' is the link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for steamer that I've seen before include "Boat, cooking vessel" , "Old ship -- cooking utensil" , "housed in galley" , "Ship; saucepan" , "Cooker; ship" .)