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Material mined a new way (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denim

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

'mined a new way' is the wordplay.
'a new way' indicates anagramming the letters.
'mined' with letters rearranged gives 'DENIM'.

(Other definitions for denim that I've seen before include "Coloured cotton twill" , "Fabric used for jeans" , "Mined badly for a hard-wearing fabric" , "Hard-wearing material seen in jeans" , "Durable material" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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