Items are designed in Abu Dhabi etc (8)
I believe the answer is:
emirates
'abu dhabi etc' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'items are designed' is the wordplay.
'designed' indicates an anagram (designed with the letters).
'items'+'are'='itemsare'
'itemsare' anagrammed gives 'EMIRATES'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for emirates that I've seen before include "Eg, Abu Dhabi & Dubai" , "lands in the Gulf" , "Abu Dhabi and Dubai, say" , "ie Master (anag.)" , "Arab lands" .)