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Olive ordered dainty fabric (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

voile

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'dainty fabric' is the definition.
'voile' can be an answer for 'fabric' (voile is a kind of fabric). I'm unsure of the 'dainty' bit.

'olive ordered' is the wordplay.
'ordered' is an anagram indicator.
'olive' with letters rearranged gives 'VOILE'.

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(Other definitions for voile that I've seen before include "Light semi-transparent fabric" , "fine material" , "Sheer fabric" .)

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