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Pair of horny males in coarse material (7)

Ross

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buckram

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'coarse material' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for buckram that I've seen before include "Coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue" , "Stiffened open-weave fabric" , "Coarse stuff" , "stiff stuff!" , "Bookbinding material - cub mark (anag)" .)

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