Author exposed from bandaging hip (6)
I believe the answer is:
merino
'author exposed from bandaging hip' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'author exposed from bandaging hip' is the wordplay.
'author' becomes 'me' (the author of the crossword).
'exposed' indicates the central letters (outside letters removed).
'bandaging' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'hip' becomes 'in' (both can mean fashionable).
The central letters of 'from' are 'ro'.
'ro' going around 'in' is 'rino'.
'me'+'rino'='MERINO'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for merino that I've seen before include "Type of sheep" , "Fine woollen yarn" , "Fine soft woolen yarn" , "The sheep provides fine wool" , "Fine-woolled sheep" .)