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Sails fashioned from plant material (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sisal

'plant material' is the definition.

'sails fashioned' is the wordplay.
'fashioned' indicates an anagram.
'sails' with letters rearranged gives 'SISAL'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sisal that I've seen before include "constituent of rope" , "Type of fibre" , "Sails (anag) - fibre" , "Strong rope fibre" , "Ropemaker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express and The Mirror.
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