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Chap gets no new cloth (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rayon

'cloth' is the definition.
(I know that rayon is a type of cloth)

'chap gets no new' is the wordplay.
'chap' becomes 'ray' (man's name).
'gets' says to put letters next to each other.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'no' with letters rearranged gives 'on'.
'ray'+'on'='RAYON'

(Other definitions for rayon that I've seen before include "Cellulose fabric" , "Man-made fibre" , "Imitation silk" , "Artificial fibre" , "Semi-synthetic material" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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