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Pulling about 115cm of old fabric (9)

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I believe the answer is:

towelling

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'fabric' is the definition.
(towelling is a kind of fabric)

'pulling about 115cm of old' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'pulling' could be 'tow' (tow is a kind of pulling) and 'tow' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for towelling that I've seen before include "Absorbent cloth" , "Bathrobe fabric" , "Terry" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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