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Hot, one-dimensional bores wear distressed leather (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rawhide

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'leather' is the definition.
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'hot one-dimensional bores wear distressed' is the wordplay.
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'dimensional' becomes 'd' (this could be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'bores' indicates putting letters inside (to bore something can mean to drill into it).
'distressed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'h'+'i'+'d'='hid'
'wear' with letters rearranged gives 'rawe'.
'hid' put into 'rawe' is 'RAWHIDE'.

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(Other definitions for rawhide that I've seen before include "Whip" , "Leather before tanning" , "Stiff untanned leather" , "Untanned animal skin cut to make whips and ropes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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