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Fabric made with inner coil (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

crinoline

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

'made with inner coil' is the wordplay.
'made' indicates an anagram.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'inner'+'coil' is 'innercoil'.
'innercoil' is an anagram of 'CRINOLINE'.

(Other definitions for crinoline that I've seen before include "garment of yesteryear" , "Stiff fabric in Victorian costume" , "Stiffened petticoat worn to puff out a skirt" , "Hooped petticoat" , "Material" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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