Smear fat on cheese cloth that's shiny (7)
I believe the answer is:
taffeta
'cloth that's shiny' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'smear fat on cheese' is the wordplay.
'smear' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'smeared' mean this).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'cheese' becomes 'feta' (I've seen this before).
'fat' with letters rearranged gives 'taf'.
'taf'+'feta'='TAFFETA'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for taffeta that I've seen before include "it has a fine texture" , "Glossy silk material" , "fine material for dressing" , "A shiny silklike fabric" , "Lustrous silky fabric" .)