The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word CHINO
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More clues leading to the result CHINO
- Material in patch in overalls
- Cloth seen in porch in Oxford
- Warm wind not OK for this fabric
- Henry’s popular, cracking officer material
- Punch hole in cloth
- Feature old material
- Material from speech in order
- Wind that’s NOT OK for trouser material
- Wind is not alright, and that’s material
- Fabric is fashionable, almost new and old
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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 = chino.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 CHINO mean?
CHINO noun- A coarse cotton fabric commonly used to make trousers and uniforms.