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Material found in corner, as in order... (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nainsook

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

'in corner as in order' is the wordplay.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'corner' becomes 'nook' (synonyms).
'order' indicates an anagram.
'as'+'in'='asin'
'asin' with letters rearranged gives 'ains'.
'nook' placed around 'ains' is 'NAINSOOK'.

'found' is the link.

(Other definitions for nainsook that I've seen before include "Fine soft cotton fabric" , "Material" , "Corner location houses first class new section on cotton fabric" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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