Animal hide for writing on (9)

I believe the answer is:

parchment

(Other definitions for parchment that I've seen before include "Paper made from animal skin" , "High-quality paper" , "diploma" , "goatskin?" , "quality paper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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