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Crease new fabric (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

linen

'fabric' is the definition.
(I know that linen is a type of fabric)

'crease new' is the wordplay.
'crease' becomes 'line' (synonyms).
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'line'+'n'='LINEN'

(Other definitions for linen that I've seen before include "Fabric made from flax" , "Type of cloth" , "given blanket coverage" , "E.g. bedclothes" , "sheets, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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