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Material I mend, maybe (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denim

'material' is the definition.
(type of fabric)

'i mend maybe' is the wordplay.
'maybe' indicates anagramming the letters.
'i'+'mend'='imend'
'imend' anagrammed gives 'DENIM'.

(Other definitions for denim that I've seen before include "Tough cotton fabric" , "Fabric used for jeans" , "Hard-wearing material seen in jeans" , "Hard-wearing blue fabric" , "Hard-wearing clothing material, twilled cotton" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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