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There's a sign woven into her mat (3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

the ram

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'mat' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'there's a sign woven into her' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'sign' could be 'he' (he is a kind of sign) and 'he' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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