Cloth for drying dishes (3,5)
I believe the answer is:
tea towel
'cloth for drying dishes' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for tea towel that I've seen before include "Kitchen cloth" , "Washing-up drier" , "Cloth for drying washed dishes" , "Kitchen drier" , "What's used for drying dishes" .)