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Cut material for the floor, moving in later (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loin

'cut' is the definition.
(I know that loin is a type of cut)

'material for the floor moving in later' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'in' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'lo' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

(Other definitions for loin that I've seen before include "Cut of meat from the lower back and sides" , "Either side of the backbone between the hip bone and ribs" , "Part of the body to which "lumbar" refers" , "Part of the back - cut of meat" , "Meat between the ribs and rump of an animal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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