Copper seizing stolen garment from Asia (5)
I believe the answer is:
dhoti
'garment from asia' is the definition.
'dhoti' can be an answer for 'garment' (dhoti is a kind of garment). I'm not sure about the 'from asia' bit.
'copper seizing stolen' is the wordplay.
'copper' becomes 'DI' (detective inspector, type of copper).
'seizing' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are seized).
'stolen' becomes 'hot' (stolen goods are 'hot').
'di' going around 'hot' is 'DHOTI'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dhoti that I've seen before include "Indian attire" , "Simple Indian garment" , "Loin cloth" , "Skimpy item of clothing" , "Hindu loincloth" .)