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Rest of the pile (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nap

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'rest' is the first definition.
(a nap is a short sleep)

'the pile' is the second definition.
(both can refer to the surface of a fabric)

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nap that I've seen before include "One likely to win" , "Sleep lightly" , "Short raised fibres on cloth on snooker table" , "Take forty winks" , "raised bits of velvet" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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