Cloth one wraps around copper piping inside (5)
I believe the answer is:
dhoti
'cloth' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'copper piping inside' is the wordplay.
'copper' becomes 'd'.
'piping' becomes 'hot' (I've seen this in other clues).
'inside' becomes 'i' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'd'+'hot'+'i'='DHOTI'
'one wraps around' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dhoti that I've seen before include "article of clothing" , "Loincloth worn by Indians" , "pants in Goa?" , "Indian loincloth" , "Skimpy item of clothing" .)