Article is made practical (9)
I believe the answer is:
realistic
'practical' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)
'article is made' is the wordplay.
'made' indicates an anagram.
'article'+'is'='articleis'
'articleis' is an anagram of 'REALISTIC'.
(Other definitions for realistic that I've seen before include "Objective" , "Pragmatic" , "true-to-life" , "Faithful" , "It is clear (anag)" .)