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Labour candidate finally producing fine material (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

toile

'fine material' is the definition.
(type of linen)

'labour candidate finally' is the wordplay.
'labour' becomes 'toil' (synonyms).
'candidate finally' becomes 'e' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'toil'+'e'='TOILE'

'producing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for toile that I've seen before include "6 [LINEN]" , "cloth" , "Fabric" , "dress material" , "cheap prototype" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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