Building material for a new abode (5)
I believe the answer is:
adobe
'building material' is the definition.
(adobe is a kind of building material)
'a new abode' is the wordplay.
'a new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'abode' anagrammed gives 'ADOBE'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for adobe that I've seen before include "Clay used for sun-dried bricks" , "Building material of clay and straw dried in the sun" , "house" , "Sun-dried brick clay" , "Clay for mud bricks" .)