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Newton only tailored material (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nylon

'material' is the definition.
(nylon is a kind of material)

'newton only tailored' is the wordplay.
'newton' becomes 'N' (synonyms).
'tailored' is an anagram indicator (the letters are customised ).
'only' anagrammed gives 'ylon'.
'n'+'ylon'='NYLON'

(Other definitions for nylon that I've seen before include "Hosiery material" , "Plastic used for stockings" , "Artific ial (stocking) material" , "A thermoplastic" , "Artificial fibre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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