The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word COTTON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result COTTON
- Fleece coats too much for light cloth
- Criminal snatching too much material
- Bed not suitable for yarn
- Bed time with touching yarn
- Initially, carry on about too much material
- Feeding kid, too much material
- Bed not turned, but the sheets may be
- Against including over the top material
- Textile in study is too much
- Material exaggerated, gatecrashing party
Buddy explains!
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 = cotton.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 COTTON mean?
COTTON noun- Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth.
- Any fiber similar in appearance and use to Gossypium fiber.
- The textile made from the fiber harvested from a cotton plant, especially Gossypium.
- An item of clothing made from cotton.
- To provide with cotton.
- To make or become cotton-like
- To protect from harsh stimuli, coddle, or muffle.
- To rub or burnish with cotton.
- Made of cotton.
- To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone.