Many lonely ladies have such stockings (5)

I believe the answer is:

nylon

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'many lonely ladies have such stockings' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'many lonely ladies have' is the wordplay.
'have' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'NYLON' is hidden within 'many lonely ladies'.

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(Other definitions for nylon that I've seen before include "Type of material" , "Artific ial (stocking) material" , "Man-made fabric" , "Man-made material" , "Fibrous material" .)

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