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Range with new material (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

linen

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'material' is the definition.
(linen is a kind of material)

'range with new' is the wordplay.
'range' becomes 'lien' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'with' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'new' becomes 'n'.
'lien' placed around 'n' is 'LINEN'.

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(Other definitions for linen that I've seen before include "Holland, say" , "Flax textile" , "Fabric made from flax" , "Spun fibres of flax" , "Flax product" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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