Textile mill fuzz (3)

I believe the answer is:

nap

(Other definitions for nap that I've seen before include "Pile (on e.g. velvet)" , "soft, fluffy surface" , "One likely to win" , "Snatch forty winks" , "Siesta" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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