Grandmother eager to produce clothing (7)
I believe the answer is:
nankeen
'produce clothing' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'grandmother eager' is the wordplay.
'grandmother' becomes 'nan' (nan can informally mean a grandmother).
'eager' becomes 'keen' (I've seen this before).
'nan'+'keen'='NANKEEN'
'to' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for nankeen that I've seen before include "mustard colour" , "Yellowish stuff" , "Durable yellow cotton fabric, originally from China" , "Buff-coloured cotton cloth" , "Buff colour(ed cloth)" .)