Hose prepared as an article of clothing (4)
I believe the answer is:
shoe
'an article of clothing' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'hose prepared' is the wordplay.
'prepared' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hose' anagrammed gives 'SHOE'.
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shoe that I've seen before include "Pump, for example" , "Oxford, for example" , "Where a dealer stashes a pack" , "Plate on horse" , "Hose (anag)" .)