Scrap of cloth removed from stew (6)
I believe the answer is:
ragout
'stew' is the definition.
(I know that stew can be written as ragout)
'scrap of cloth removed' is the wordplay.
'scrap of cloth' becomes 'rag' (I've seen this before).
'removed' becomes 'out' (taken out).
'rag'+'out'='RAGOUT'
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for ragout that I've seen before include "Well-seasoned stew of vegetables" , "something spicy?" , "Seasoned dish of stewed meat and vegetables" , "Temper showing? No, it's a stew" , "Highly seasoned meat and vegetable stew" .)