Goods kept by the yard, possibly? (5)
I believe the answer is:
stock
'goods' is the definition.
(stock is a kind of goods)
'by the yard possibly?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
'yard' could be 'k' (synonyms) and 'k' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'soc' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'kept' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stock that I've seen before include "Merchandise - ancestry" , "Repute" , "Liquid used as base for soup or sauce" , "F < for traditional" , "Supply; part of rifle" .)