Floor covering, for short (4)
I believe the answer is:
lino
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">floor covering for short</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lino that I've seen before include "Tough floor covering" , "put this down?" , "Floor covering (abbr)" , "'Floor covering, in short (4)'" .)