Tool from the works you might pick up (3)
I believe the answer is:
awl
'tool' is the definition.
(awl is a kind of tool)
'the works you might pick up' is the wordplay.
'the works' becomes 'all' ('the works' means everything available).
'you might pick up' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'all' sounds like 'AWL'.
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for awl that I've seen before include "a boring person needs" , "scribe" , "Tool for piercing holes in leather" , "Pointed instrument" , "One piercing" .)