please help

I went to drive my 1999 t reg ford fiesta zetec today and as i reversed out of the drive way there was a clunking noise from the left front side . I drove forward and the noise happened again. I checked under the car and there was part of what looks like a round bar u bracket approx 10mm diameter on the ground . can anyone tell me what this is ? i am partly disabled and need my car to get around .
Thanks to anyone who replies .
Richard

Was this round bar actually metal or just metal looking. It kind of sounds like a motor mount rubber bushing that broke and now the engine has room to clunck around and make sounds.

Hi the round bar is made of cast iron and you can actually see where it has sheared on both sides. it is in the shape of a smile ) but looks like it could be part of a u bracket that has broken.
Thanks for replying.....................ok i rung green flag , they came out and its just the coil spring from the offside suspension. thanks anyway.