The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word SHEEPSKIN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result SHEEPSKIN
- Warmer second layer covering humble character
- Shin keeps itching in fleece
- Material repairing hips and knees
- Hide from Jacob?
- Coat perhaps keeps flashing inside leg area
- Hips and knees loose type of coat revealed
- Lustre surrounding kip’s woolly fleece for example
- Older lamb’s family’s fleece
- Fleece follower’s family
- The woman records family diploma
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The straight part
We know that "fleece" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fleece = sheepskin.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 SHEEPSKIN mean?
SHEEPSKIN noun- The skin of a sheep, especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.
- A diploma.
- The tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on, especially when used for clothing, rugs, etc.