The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word FABRIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result FABRIC
- Stuff is ace with money to burn mostly
- Wicked and wealthy, not husband material
- Fantastic draper at back in charge of material
- Terry‘s very good fortune? Not half
- Fine crab’s roaming island tucking into stuff
- Building frame
- Great wrench to cut material
- Material is excellent, endlessly ornate
- Wonderful hospital leaving well-funded structure
- Unfinished food placed alongside great stuff
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The straight part
We know that "material" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case material = fabric.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does FABRIC mean?
FABRIC noun- An edifice or building.
- The act of constructing, construction, fabrication.
- The structure of anything, the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship, texture, make.
- The framework underlying a structure.
- A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
- The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock.
- Interconnected nodes that look like a textile fabric when diagrammed.