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Line a mat, manoeuvring material in layers (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laminate

'material in layers' is the definition.
(laminate is a material made up of layers)

'line a mat manoeuvring' is the wordplay.
'manoeuvring' indicates anagramming the letters.
'line'+'a'+'mat'='lineamat'
'lineamat' is an anagram of 'LAMINATE'.

(Other definitions for laminate that I've seen before include "Thinly cover" , "Form in thin sheets" , "Cover with a thin layer of protective material" , "Sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets" , "Material constructed in layers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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