The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NINON
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result NINON
- Material collected by Lenin once
- President exchanges vote for new fabric
- Any number knowing about fine material
- Aware of new leading dress material
- What some knights say to no French fabric
- Sample of non-inflammable reversible silk fabric
- Knight knowing about dress fabric
- Bit of cotton in one type of fabric
- Silky fabric and some linen in one
- Material, unfashionable, making comeback
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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 = ninon.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.
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What does NINON mean?
NINON noun- A sheer fabric of silk, rayon, or nylon made in a variety of tight smooth weaves or open lacy patterns.