The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NANKEEN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result NANKEEN
- Family member piercing fabric
- News covering article piercing fabric
- Girl and boy wrapping last of durable fabric
- Grandma impatient for fabric
- Comedian’s back, one with incisive material
- Grandma eager to find a hard-wearing fabric
- Material for grannie with damaged knee
- Grandmother avid for fabric
- Material in bread, sharp
- Cry in support of kid’s mother that’s not big city material
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What does NANKEEN mean?
NANKEEN noun- A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China.