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Obvious type of leather (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

patent

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'obvious' is the first definition.
(similar in meaning)

'type of leather' is the second definition.

(Other definitions for patent that I've seen before include "Licence for inventors; obvious" , "Obvious - protection for inventors" , "It protects an invention" , "It's registered to protect an invention" , "This leather has a glossy varnished surface" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Mirror.
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