In summer it does, the odds and ends on the line (8)
I believe the answer is:
sundries
'ends on the line' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sundries that I've seen before include "Various minor items" , "various small things" , "range of items" , "Miscellaneous items" , "Assorted unimportant items" .)