The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 letter word STEEL WOOL
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More clues leading to the result STEEL WOOL
- Reportedly lift fabric that's abrasive
- Reportedly steal fleece or something for cleaning …
- Possible scrubber in fishwife, say, occupying seat
- One scouring earth — see young birds flying round about
- Told to nick coat from abrasive stripper
- Abrasive courage left after romance
- Abrasive individuals rustling sheep, what they do reportedly
- Brace down, it's abrasive
- Rustle some sheep, say? You scrubber!
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "it's abrasive" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case it's abrasive = steel wool.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.