Very keen to make braid (5)
I believe the answer is:
rabid
'very keen' is the definition.
'make braid' is the wordplay.
'make' is an anagram indicator.
'braid' with letters rearranged gives 'RABID'.
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for rabid that I've seen before include "Extreme, fanatical" , "Burning" , "Fanatical like mad dog" , "Violent; hydrophobic" , "Fanatical - hydrophobic" .)