Waste scraps of cloth (4)
I believe the answer is:
rags
'waste scraps of cloth' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for rags that I've seen before include "Small bits of waste cloth" , "Small pieces of cloth (but can be glad)" , "Pieces of old cloth" , "Tattered clothes" , "Newspapers" .)