Clothing is torn catching end (7)
I believe the answer is:
raiment
'clothing' is the definition.
(raiment is a kind of clothing)
'torn catching end' is the wordplay.
'torn' becomes 'rent' (rending is a kind of tearing).
'catching' indicates putting letters inside.
'end' becomes 'aim' (aim is a kind of end).
'rent' placed around 'aim' is 'RAIMENT'.
'is' is the link.
(Other definitions for raiment that I've seen before include "Poetic word for clothing" , "Apparel" , "investment" , "Clothing (archaic)" , "Clothing (literary)" .)