Clothing needing good attention (3)
I believe the answer is:
ear
'attention' is the definition.
(having someone's ear is having their attention)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ear that I've seen before include "good sense of music" , "cut" , "willingness to listen" , "Part of corn plant" , "Hammer in this" .)