Woven fabric needing time and determination (5)
I believe the answer is:
twill
'woven fabric' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'time and determination' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't'.
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'determination' becomes 'will' (I've seen this before).
't'+'will'='TWILL'
'needing' is the link.
(Other definitions for twill that I've seen before include "Material" , "Fabric woven to produce a surface of diagonal parallel ridges" , "Strong ridged fabric" , "Strong woven fabric" , "Diagonal-weave fabric" .)