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Blinks, surprised about a medium woollen cloth (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lambskin

'woollen cloth' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'blinks surprised about a medium' is the wordplay.
'surprised' indicates anagramming the letters.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'medium' becomes 'm' (as in UK clothing sizes).
'blinks' is an anagram of 'lbskin'.
'a'+'m'='am'
'lbskin' placed around 'am' is 'LAMBSKIN'.

(Other definitions for lambskin that I've seen before include "Woollen cloth" , "Young sheep's pelt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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