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Fibre woven to make sails? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sisal

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'fibre' is the definition.
(I know that sisal is a type of plant fiber)

'woven to make sails?' is the wordplay.
'sails' anagrams to 'SISAL'.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for sisal that I've seen before include "Hemp fibre" , "Plant fibre used for ropes" , "Fibre used in rope-making" , "Plant fibre used for making rope" , "Strong rope fibre" .)

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