The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SILESIA
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result SILESIA
- European region, one Lassie abandoned
- Region in small French islands excellent for climbing
- Article is recalled about French bits of land in part of Central Europe
- Central European region elevated in praise – listen
- Agreements from Spain about the French area in part of Europe
- Fabric close to crease in sail is damaged
- Ale is repeatedly drunk in European region once
- Rains heavily on A1, heading north somewhere in Central Europe
- European region is upsetting the French over one area
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Fabric" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fabric = silesia.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.