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Material that's light to put on (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rayon

'material' is the definition.
(I know that Rayon is a type of material)

'light to put on' is the wordplay.
'light' becomes 'ray' (ray is a kind of light).
'to put' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'ray'+'on'='RAYON'

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for rayon that I've seen before include "Man-made fibre" , "Synthetic silk-like fabric" , "Artificial silk fabric" , "Artificial fibre" , "Man-made fabric" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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