Patterned fabric starts to be attractive trend in Kazakhstan (5)

I believe the answer is:

batik

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'patterned fabric' is the definition.
'batik' can be an answer for 'fabric' (batik is a kind of fabric). I am not certain of the 'patterned' bit.

'starts to be attractive trend in kazakhstan' is the wordplay.
'starts to' says to take the initial letters.
The first letters of 'be attractive trend in kazakhstan' is 'BATIK'.

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(Other definitions for batik that I've seen before include "Indonesian cloth designs" , "Method of textile patterning" , "Part-dyed fabric" , "Javanese craft" , "Material printed on" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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