Silky cloth recalled a top article from Paris (6)
I believe the answer is:
alpaca
'silky cloth' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'recalled a top article from paris' is the wordplay.
'recalled' says the letters should be written in reverse (to recall can mean to bring something back).
'top' becomes 'cap' (both can mean to beat or outdo).
'article from paris' becomes 'la' (definite article in French).
'a'+'cap'+'la'='acapla'
'acapla' backwards is 'ALPACA'.
(Other definitions for alpaca that I've seen before include "Llama-like domesticated animal, valued for its wool" , "Fabric from wool of S American llama" , "Silky fleece of a lama" , "Llama-like creature" , "Andean camelid" .)