Crossword Genius

Mother requests materials (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

damasks

'materials' is the definition.
(damask is a kind of material)

'mother requests' is the wordplay.
'mother' becomes 'dam' (female parent of an animal).
'requests' becomes 'asks' ('ask' can be a synonym of 'request').
'dam'+'asks'='DAMASKS'

(Another definition for damasks that I've seen is " patterned fabrics".)

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