Ever confused, take a dash for facade (6)
I believe the answer is:
veneer
'facade' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'ever confused take a dash' is the wordplay.
'confused' indicates anagramming the letters.
'take' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a dash' becomes 'en' (an en dash is a dash as wide as a letter 'n').
'ever' anagrammed gives 'veer'.
'veer' enclosing 'en' is 'VENEER'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for veneer that I've seen before include "Thin wood facade" , "Superficial veneer" , "Superficial shine" , "A thin outer layer" , "Capital of Kenya" .)