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Hemp fibre in refurbished sails (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sisal

'hemp fibre' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'refurbished sails' is the wordplay.
'refurbished' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sails' is an anagram of 'SISAL'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sisal that I've seen before include "constituent of rope" , "Agave yielding fibre" , "Agave rope-fibre" , "Strong rope fibre" , "Plant producing rope" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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