The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CAMBRIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CAMBRIC
- Cotton flower placed on fancy crib
- Eccentric bishop with a lot of sumptuous material
- With no end in sight, came by rich material
- Material in river, short rectangular building block
- Fine linen in two-thirds of university clubs
- Material at bottom of river is mostly hardened clay
- Cloth that’s white or light blue one-third off put on cape
- Material light blue, almost sumptuous
- Fine material, item unlikely to float endlessly past river
- Linen, cold material, not fine, swaddling male
Buddy explains!
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 = cambric.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.
What does CAMBRIC mean?
CAMBRIC noun- A finely-woven fabric made originally from linen but often now from cotton.