Article is made true to life (9)
I believe the answer is:
realistic
'true to life' is the definition.
('realistic' can be similar in meaning to 'true to life')
'article is made' is the wordplay.
'made' is an anagram indicator.
'article'+'is'='articleis'
'articleis' is an anagram of 'REALISTIC'.
(Other definitions for realistic that I've seen before include "It is clear (anag)" , "Pragmatic" , "Down-to-earth" , "Level-headed" , "Faithful" .)