Selectively arranges some of the cloth? Doesn't sound like it (7)
I believe the answer is:
curates
'selectively arranges some' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'the cloth? doesn't sound like it' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is found in the answer.
'like' could be 'as' and 'as' is found in the leftover letters.
The remaining letters 'cur' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for curates that I've seen before include "clerical workers" , "Members of the clergy" , "Vicars' seconds" , "Clerics" , "Servicemen" .)