Sails fashioned from rope material (5)
I believe the answer is:
sisal
'rope material' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'sails fashioned' is the wordplay.
'fashioned' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sails' with letters rearranged gives 'SISAL'.
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for sisal that I've seen before include "Fibre-yielding agave" , "Plant fibre used to make string" , "Strong rope fibre" , "Rope-fibre made from leaves of tropical plant" , "Plant yielding rope fibre" .)