Evasive talk from the cloth (7)
I believe the answer is:
flannel
I believe this is a double definition.
'evasive talk' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the cloth' is the second definition.
(flannel is a kind of cloth)
'from' is the link.
(Other definitions for flannel that I've seen before include "Talk evasively; cloth" , "Small piece of towelling for washing oneself" , "nonsense" , "Soft-soap" , "cooler if wet?" .)