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Material John Wayne originally rejected (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wool

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

'john wayne originally rejected' is the wordplay.
'john' becomes 'loo' (loo is a kind of john).
'originally' says to take the initial letters.
'rejected' is a reversal indicator.
The initial letter of 'wayne' is 'w'.
'loo'+'w'='loow'
'loow' back-to-front is 'WOOL'.

(Other definitions for wool that I've seen before include "It could become felt" , "Pull this over the eyes to deceive" , "Yarn spun" , "Sheep's yarn" , "Fabric made from animal hair" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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