Sponge from a sucker taken aback (5)
I believe the answer is:
loofa
'sponge' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'a sucker taken aback' is the wordplay.
'sucker' becomes 'fool' (synonyms).
'taken aback' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'a'+'fool'='afool'
'afool' written backwards gives 'LOOFA'.
'from' is the link.
(Other definitions for loofa that I've seen before include "bathing accessory" , "clean-up with this" , "Fruit used for a sponge" , "Bathroom sponge" , "scrubber from Bath" .)