Material for building an abode? (5)
I believe the answer is:
adobe
'material' is the definition.
(adobe is a kind of material)
'building an abode?' is the wordplay.
'building' is an anagram indicator.
'abode' with letters rearranged gives 'ADOBE'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for adobe that I've seen before include "Clay dwelling" , "Mexican mud and straw brick, and the hut made of it" , "Clay used for sun-dried bricks" , "Sun-dried brick clay" , "house" .)