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Crease? Any number in sheets, etc (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

linen

'sheets etc' is the definition.
(bed sheets might be made of linen)

'crease? any number' is the wordplay.
'crease?' becomes 'line' ('line' can be a synonym of 'crease').
'any number' becomes 'n' (mathematical symbol for an unspecified number).
'line'+'n'='LINEN'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for linen that I've seen before include "Flaxen fabric" , "sheets, perhaps" , "Cloth made from flax" , "Holland, say" , "Flax product" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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