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Work on some other material (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

applique

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'work' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Ornamental work ' mean 'applique' so perhaps 'work' could also mean 'applique')

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(Other definitions for applique that I've seen before include "Ornamental needlework" , "Style of needlework" , "Practice of sewing pieces of decorative material together" , "Sewn-on decorative trimming" , "Decorative design made of one material sewn over another" .)

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