Authentic material (6)

I believe the answer is:

actual

I believe this is a double definition.

'authentic' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'material' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for actual that I've seen before include "Existing in fact, current" , "De facto" , "Real and existing (6)" , "Real and concrete, not imaginary" , "Real, authentic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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