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Fabric Raymond gets removed from boards (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rayon

'fabric' is the definition.
(I know that Rayon is a type of fabric)

'raymond gets removed from boards' is the wordplay.
'raymond' becomes 'ray' (I've seen this in other clues).
'removed from' suggests deleting specific letters.
'boards' becomes 'gets on' (eg to board a train is to get on it).
'getson' with 'gets' removed is 'on'.
'ray'+'on'='RAYON'

(Other definitions for rayon that I've seen before include "Cellulose textile fibre" , "Silklike material" , "Or any (anag) -- fibre" , "Artificial material" , "Viscose fabric" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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