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Piece of floss is a long fibre (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sisal

'fibre' is the definition.
(I know that sisal is a type of plant fiber)

'piece of floss is a long' is the wordplay.
'piece of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'SISAL' is hidden in the letters of 'floss is a long'.

(Other definitions for sisal that I've seen before include "Type of fibre" , "material for painter, say?" , "Fibre-yielding agave" , "Plant yielding rope fibre" , "Ropemaker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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