Simple dons produce lace and silk (7)
I believe the answer is:
tabaret
'silk' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'simple dons produce lace' is the wordplay.
'simple' becomes 'bare' (synonyms).
'dons' means one lot of letters goes inside another (don can mean to wear or be covered in).
'produce lace' becomes 'tat' (I've seen this in another clue).
'bare' put inside 'tat' is 'TABARET'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for tabaret that I've seen before include "Beat tar out of upholsterer's silk fabric" , "material" .)