Considered a suitable material for hats (4)

I believe the answer is:

felt

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'considered' is the definition.
(feel can mean to consider or think)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for felt that I've seen before include "checked by hand" , "It's reckoned" , "Experienced, say, emotion" , "Fabric - perceived by touch" , "Sensed; fibre cloth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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