Friction arising from offensive by Turkey (8)
I believe the answer is:
traction
'friction' is the definition.
(traction is a kind of friction)
'offensive by turkey' is the wordplay.
'offensive' becomes 'action' (military action).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'turkey' becomes 'tr' (I've seen this in other clues).
'action' after 'tr' is 'TRACTION'.
'arising from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for traction that I've seen before include "Grip between something and the surface on which it moves" , "Use of weights and pulleys to heal a fracture" , "Medical stretching" , "Which leaves on the line will affect" , "Action of drawing or pulling something" .)