Strand of cotton (6)

I believe the answer is:
thread
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strand of cotton</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for thread that I've seen before include "Line of cotton - plot (of book, film)" , "Dearth of stitching material" , "Hatred (anag)" , "Cord - Internet chat room discussion" , "Dearth of sewing material" .)