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Wrinkle on new material (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

linen

'material' is the definition.
(linen is a kind of material)

'wrinkle on new' is the wordplay.
'wrinkle' becomes 'line' ('line' can be a synonym of 'wrinkle'**).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'new' becomes 'n'.
'line'+'n'='LINEN'

(Other definitions for linen that I've seen before include "Flaxen fabric" , "Underclothing" , "Flax product" , "Fabric woven from flax fibres" , "Fabric, originally just spun flax" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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