Footwear about right for the beach (5)
I believe the answer is:
shore
'the beach' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'footwear about right' is the wordplay.
'footwear' becomes 'shoe' (shoe is a kind of footwear).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'shoe' placed around 'r' is 'SHORE'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for shore that I've seen before include "Prop; coastline" , "Coast" , "Sailors might, given such leave" , "Horse (anag.)" , "Land by water" .)