Tool gardener finally wrapped in absorbent cloth (6)
I believe the answer is:
trowel
'tool' is the definition.
(I know that trowel is a tool)
'gardener finally wrapped in absorbent cloth' is the wordplay.
'finally' suggests the final letters.
'wrapped in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'absorbent cloth' becomes 'towel' (I've seen this in another clue).
The final letter of 'gardener' is 'r'.
'r' put within 'towel' is 'TROWEL'.
(Other definitions for trowel that I've seen before include "Digging tool" , "Small gardening tool for lifting plants" , "small digger" , "This makes plaster spread" , "Garden implement" .)