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The material is nice? He'll ruin it (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chenille

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'the material' is the definition.
(chenille is a kind of material)

'nice? he'll ruin it' is the wordplay.
'nice? he'll' can be anagrammed to 'CHENILLE'.
Though, I'm not sure how the anagram is indicated.

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for chenille that I've seen before include "Velvety cord used as trimming" , "Hellenic (anag) - material" , "Tufted velvety cord or yarn" , "Hellenic kind of fabric with long velvety pile" , "Velvety cord used in clothing, carpets etc - Hellenic (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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