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Must travel in the country for cheap cloth (5)

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I believe the answer is:

mungo

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'the country for cheap cloth' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'must travel' is the wordplay.
'must' becomes 'mun' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'travel' becomes 'go' (synonyms).
'mun'+'go'='MUNGO'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for mungo that I've seen before include "Felt waste" , "- Park, Scots explorer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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