Watercolor, clay and others (5)

I believe the answer is:

media

(Other definitions for media that I've seen before include "Purveyors of information to the public - I made them" , "Vehicles" , "TV, radio, papers, etc" , "Mass communications" , "means for spreading news" .)

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

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