Make-up of foreign footballers from Brazil, Russia, India and China (6)
I believe the answer is:
fabric
'make' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fabric that I've seen before include "Knitted or woven fabric" , "Building structure; textile" , "Silk or satin, say" , "Cloth, woven material" , "Material in general" .)