What's needed to make bale? (3)

I believe the answer is:

hay

(Other definitions for hay that I've seen before include "Meadow crop" , "Dried grass as fodder" , "Welsh festival" , "Straw" , "Cut and dried grass" .)

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

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