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Girl and boy wrapping last of durable fabric (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nankeen

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

'girl and boy' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'nan'.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'boy' becomes 'keen' ().
'nan'+'keen'='NANKEEN'

'wrapping last of durable' is the link.
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(Other definitions for nankeen that I've seen before include "Buff colour(ed cloth)" , "Buff colour" , "trouser material" , "Buff-coloured cotton fabric" , "Durable yellow cotton fabric, originally from China" .)

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