Fabric used for mattress and pillow covers (7)

I believe the answer is:

ticking

(Other definitions for ticking that I've seen before include "What may be under sheet" , "Strong material" , "Mattress textile" , "Sound of clock from mattress" , "suggesting it may explode?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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