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Flatter woman in fine lines (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flannel

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'flatter woman in fine lines' is the definition.
'flannel' can be an answer for 'flatter' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'woman in fine lines' bit.

'flatter woman in fine lines' is the wordplay.
'flatter woman' becomes 'anne' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'flatter' bit.**).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'fine' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'lines' becomes 'll' (I've seen this in other clues).
'f'+'ll'='fll'
'anne' going inside 'fll' is 'FLANNEL'.

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(Other definitions for flannel that I've seen before include "One way to rub clean" , "Cloth used to wash the face and body" , "used for washing face" , "hedge" , "it comes in handy for washing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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