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Instrument with the stamp of fine stuff (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

organdie

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'fine stuff' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'instrument with the stamp' is the wordplay.
'instrument' becomes 'organ' (organ is a kind of instrument).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the stamp' becomes 'die' (I've seen this in another clue).
'organ'+'die'='ORGANDIE'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for organdie that I've seen before include "Fine slightly stiff cotton dress fabric" , "A stiffened muslin; I groaned (anag.)" , "Oddly ignored a fine cotton muslin" , "Fine material" , "I raged on about the fabric" .)

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