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Surprisingly deep, a cloth evenly folded (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pleated

'folded' is the definition.
(pleating is a kind of folding)

'surprisingly deep a cloth evenly' is the wordplay.
'surprisingly' indicates an anagram.
'evenly' indicates alternate letters (even-numbered letters only).
'a'+'cloth'='acloth'
The alternating letters of 'acloth' are 'alt'.
'deep'+'alt'='deepalt'
'deepalt' with letters rearranged gives 'PLEATED'.

(Other definitions for pleated that I've seen before include "With folds sewn in" , "Folded and stitched" , "Gathered" , "Given creases" , "Folded and sewn" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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