Distinctive designs from Ohio taken from mobile homes (7)
I believe the answer is:
emblems
'distinctive designs' is the definition.
'emblems' can be an answer for 'designs' (emblem is a kind of design). I'm not sure about the 'distinctive' bit.
'from ohio taken from mobile homes' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates anagramming the letters (from the letters).
'taken from' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'mobile'+'homes'='mobilehomes'
'mobilehomes' with 'ohio' removed is 'mblemes'.
'mblemes' anagrammed gives 'EMBLEMS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for emblems that I've seen before include "Design or visual objects, representing groups say" , "Insignias" , "Symbols; insignia" , "Representative devices or symbols" , "tokens" .)