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Fabric that produces flattery (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flannel

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This clue could be a double definition.

'fabric' is the first definition.
(flannel is a kind of fabric)

'produces flattery' is the second definition.
'flannel' can be an answer for 'flattery' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'produces' bit.

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(Other definitions for flannel that I've seen before include "used for washing face" , "nonsense" , "something to wash with" , "short trousers" , "Fabric; bland talk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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