Pavlova maybe following strip finding neckerchief (8)
I believe the answer is:
bandanna
'neckerchief' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'pavlova maybe following strip' is the wordplay.
'pavlova maybe' becomes 'anna' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'following' says to put letters next to each other.
'strip' becomes 'band' (band is a kind of strip).
'anna' after 'band' is 'BANDANNA'.
'finding' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bandanna that I've seen before include "coloured cloth" , "Brightly colored headgear" , "Head silk" , "Large and brightly coloured neckerchief" , "square" .)