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The Father of ___, moniker for inventor Leo Baekeland (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plastics

(Other definitions for plastics that I've seen before include "Class tip for synthetic materials" , "Ubiquitous synthetic materials" , "Widespread synthetic materials" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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