Strong, usually blue fabric (5)

I believe the answer is:

denim

(Other definitions for denim that I've seen before include "Twill cloth" , "Thick cotton cloth" , "Coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric" , "Hard-wearing blue fabric" , "Twilled cotton fabric" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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