Tear dabber (6)
I believe the answer is:
hankie
'tear dabber' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for hankie that I've seen before include "absorbent cloth" , "type of rag" , "For the sniffles, in short" , "An informal nose-wiper" , "Cloth for the nose, in short" .)