Die for soft rugs from the east (5)
I believe the answer is:
stamp
'die' is the definition.
(stamp is a kind of die)
'soft rugs from the east' is the wordplay.
'soft' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation for 'piano').
'rugs' becomes 'mats' (I've seen this before).
'from the east' is a reversal indicator.
'p'+'mats'='pmats'
'pmats' written backwards gives 'STAMP'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for stamp that I've seen before include "Tread noisily" , "Mark of approval" , "Official mark; bang (foot)" , "Evidence of payment of postage duty" , "cast?" .)