Make a hole in a tattered robe (4)
I believe the answer is:
bore
'make a hole' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'tattered robe' is the wordplay.
'tattered' is an anagram indicator (a tattered or broken form of the letters).
'robe' anagrammed gives 'BORE'.
'in a' is the link.
(Other definitions for bore that I've seen before include "Drill to be tiresome" , "Drill or be tedious" , "Pierce or tire with tedium" , "Calibre of gun - nuisance" , "Hollow out; dull person" .)