Mat (3)
'mat' is the definition.
(floor covering)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for rug that I've seen before include "grace the boards" , "Mat - blanket" , "Floor (or lap) covering" , "Thick-piled floor mat" , "Wig (informal)" .)
'mat' is the definition.
(I know that mat can be written as tangle)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for tangle that I've seen before include "Confused state; seaweed" , "Knotted, twisted mass" , "Confused mess" , "Snarl or confused mass" , "Seaweed; confusion" .)