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The first synthetic plastic (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bakelite

(Other definitions for bakelite that I've seen before include "Early form of plastic used for tableware, telephones etc" , "Type of hard plastic, in old telephones say" , "'Type of hard plastic, used in old telephones (8)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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