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Fabric in front of warehouse stored incorrectly (7)

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I believe the answer is:

worsted

'fabric' is the definition.
(type of yarn)

'front of warehouse stored incorrectly' is the wordplay.
'front of' says to take the initial letters.
'incorrectly' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
The initial letter of 'warehouse' is 'w'.
'stored' with letters rearranged gives 'orsted'.
'w'+'orsted'='WORSTED'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for worsted that I've seen before include "taken to the cleaners" , "Wiped the floor with" , "Took to the cleaners" , "cloth" , "Woollen fabric" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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