Tailor handled a cape (8)
I believe the answer is:
headland
'cape' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'tailor handled a' is the wordplay.
'tailor' indicates anagramming the letters (letters tailored or designed).
'handled'+'a'='handleda'
'handleda' anagrammed gives 'HEADLAND'.
(Other definitions for headland that I've seen before include "Promontory, territory jutting out into the sea" , "Narrow promontory" , "Bill" , "Ness" , "Cape" .)