Pulls up the grass (5)
I believe the answer is:
sward
'grass' is the definition.
(literary term for grass)
'pulls up' is the wordplay.
'pulls' becomes 'draws' ('draw' can be a synonym of 'pull').
'up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'draws' reversed gives 'SWARD'.
'the' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for sward that I've seen before include "Expanse of grass" , "Stretch of turf or grass" , "Grassy area" , "green turf?" , "Grassy expanse" .)