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Material gains for Grand National jockey (6)

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velvet

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'material' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for velvet that I've seen before include "Dense silky fabric" , "A glove made of this might cover an iron hand" , "Fabric with thick soft pile" , "Silky fabric with thick pile" , "Silky, densely-piled fabric" .)

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