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Building material for a new abode (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adobe

'building material' is the definition.
(adobe is a kind of building material)

'a new abode' is the wordplay.
'a new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'abode' anagrammed gives 'ADOBE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for adobe that I've seen before include "Clay used for sun-dried bricks" , "Building material of clay and straw dried in the sun" , "house" , "Sun-dried brick clay" , "Clay for mud bricks" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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