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Stuff that’s fabricated and somewhat obscenely retold in turn (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

terylene

'stuff that's fabricated' is the definition.
(synthetic fibre)

'somewhat obscenely retold in turn' is the wordplay.
'somewhat' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'in turn' is a reversal indicator (letters turning around).
'enelyret' is hidden in the letters of 'obscenely retold'.
'enelyret' backwards is 'TERYLENE'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for terylene that I've seen before include "Fabric of polyester fibres" , "Crease-resistant fibre" , "Synthetic material" , "Synthetic fibre" , "synthetic stuff" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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