Stole first of summer fruit by lake (5)
I believe the answer is:
shawl
'stole' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'first of summer fruit by lake' is the wordplay.
'first of' suggests taking the first letters.
'fruit' becomes 'haw' (I've seen this before**).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'lake' becomes 'l'.
The initial letter of 'summer' is 's'.
's'+'haw'+'l'='SHAWL'
(Other definitions for shawl that I've seen before include "Wrapped clothes item" , "Piece of fabric wrapping the neck or a baby" , "It covers the head and shoulders" , "mantle" , "Shoulder wrap" .)