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Measure used by drapers and jewellers (3)

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I believe the answer is:

ell

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'measure' is the definition.
(historical unit of length)

'by drapers and jewellers' is the wordplay.
'ELL' is hidden within the letters.
However, I am uncertain how this is indicated.

'used' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ell that I've seen before include "45 inches (cloth)" , "Measure, approx. fourty-five in." , "Length of cloth" , "railway in Chicago?" , "Old measure equivalent to about 45 inches in England" .)

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