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Material for a new abode (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adobe

'material' is the definition.
(adobe is a kind of material)

'a new abode' is the wordplay.
'a new' indicates an anagram.
'abode' anagrammed gives 'ADOBE'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for adobe that I've seen before include "Mexican mud and straw brick, and the hut made of it" , "Clay used for sun-dried bricks" , "Clay dwelling" , "Building material of clay and straw dried in the sun" , "Sun-dried brick clay" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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