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Plastic felt over bottom of pan (6)

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I believe the answer is:

teflon

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'plastic' is the definition.
(Teflon is an example)

'felt over bottom of pan' is the wordplay.
'over' is an anagram indicator.
'bottom of pan' becomes 'on' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'felt' anagrammed gives 'tefl'.
'tefl'+'on'='TEFLON'

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(Other definitions for teflon that I've seen before include "Non-stick coating as for frying pans" , "Synthetic resin to prevent sticking" , "Non-stick coating (trademark)" , "Non-stick coating - evading blame" , "It's coated on surface to prevent sticking" .)

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