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Fabric for attorney's cloak (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

damask

'fabric' is the definition.
(damask is a kind of fabric)

'attorney's cloak' is the wordplay.
'attorney' becomes 'da' (District Attorney).
'cloak' becomes 'mask' ('mask' can be a synonym of 'cloak').
'da'+'mask'='DAMASK'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for damask that I've seen before include "heavy embossed table linen" , "Heavy embroidered linen" , "Rich, heavy fabric with a pattern woven into it, a tablecloth say" , "Lustrous cloth" , "Heavy patterned fabric" .)

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