Material that can be distressed (5)

I believe the answer is:

denim

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

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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