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Wash out large piece of material (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shawl

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'piece of material' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'wash out large' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'large' becomes 'L' (eg in clothes sizes).
'wash' with letters rearranged gives 'shaw'.
'shaw'+'l'='SHAWL'

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(Other definitions for shawl that I've seen before include "Cloth wrapped over one's shoulders" , "Stole or wrap" , "Cloak, wrap" , "Covering for baby" , "Wrapped clothes item" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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