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Do our family make cloth? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

doeskin

'cloth?' is the definition.
(doeskin is a kind of cloth)

'do our family' is the wordplay.
'our' becomes 'es' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'family' becomes 'kin' (synonyms).
'do'+'es'+'kin'='DOESKIN'

'make' is the link.

(Other definitions for doeskin that I've seen before include "Leather from deer" , "glove material" , "Type of leather" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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