Material for a new abode (5)
I believe the answer is:
adobe
'material' is the definition.
(adobe is a kind of material)
'a new abode' is the wordplay.
'a new' indicates an anagram.
'abode' anagrammed gives 'ADOBE'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for adobe that I've seen before include "Mexican mud and straw brick, and the hut made of it" , "Clay used for sun-dried bricks" , "Clay dwelling" , "Building material of clay and straw dried in the sun" , "Sun-dried brick clay" .)