Put nothing on bottom of face cloth (5)

I believe the answer is:

chino

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'cloth' is the definition.
(I know that chino is a type of cloth)

'put nothing on bottom of' is the wordplay.
'put nothing' becomes 'chi' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'bottom' indicates one should take the final letters.
'of' becomes 'o''.
The last letter of 'on' is 'n'.
'chi'+'n'+'o'='CHINO'

'face' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for chino that I've seen before include "strong cloth" , "Coarse twilled cotton fabric" , "Cotton twill fabric" , "Durable cotton fabric" , "Cotton textile material" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.