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Finished vacation with shredded tyre — this could be curtains (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

upholstery

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'this could be curtains' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'finished vacation with shredded tyre' is the wordplay.
'finished' becomes 'up' (eg 'time's up' means the time is finished).
'vacation' becomes 'hols' (short for holidays).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'shredded' indicates an anagram.
'tyre' anagrammed gives 'tery'.
'up'+'hols'+'tery'='UPHOLSTERY'

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(Other definitions for upholstery that I've seen before include "Craft of covering furniture" , "Work done on furniture" , "Padding and covering of furniture" , "Chair springs and covers" .)

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