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Caught a straying coil of cloth (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

calico

'cloth' is the definition.
(calico is a kind of cloth)

'caught a straying coil' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'straying' indicates anagramming the letters.
'coil' with letters rearranged gives 'lico'.
'c'+'a'+'lico'='CALICO'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for calico that I've seen before include "Unbleached sixteen down cloth" , "Type of cotton cloth" , "Given material for dress" , "Plain cotton cloth, white or unbleached" , "Coarse printed cotton cloth" .)

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