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It's a measure of the material produced by Peter, for one, refuting the truth (6)

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I believe the answer is:

denier

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'it's a measure' is the definition.
(I have seen 'fine measure' mean 'denier' so perhaps 'measure' could also mean 'denier')

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(Other definitions for denier that I've seen before include "One refusing to accept" , "Units of weight in silks, nylon and other yarns" , "Conspiracist probably" , "One who doesn't believe" , "One refuses to acknowledge" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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