Copy from tapestry (3)
I believe the answer is:
ape
'copy' is the definition.
(ape can mean to copy or imitate)
'from tapestry' is the wordplay.
'from' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'APE' can be found hidden inside 'tapestry'.
(Other definitions for ape that I've seen before include "Imitate, clumsy person (colloq.)" , "drill" , "Take off" , "Imitate uncritically" , "intelligent creature" .)