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Rotten sneak given fleece clothing material (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snakeskin

'clothing material' is the definition.
(I know that snakeskin is a type of clothing material)

'rotten sneak given fleece' is the wordplay.
'rotten' indicates an anagram.
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'fleece' becomes 'skin' (I've seen this in another clue).
'sneak' is an anagram of 'snake'.
'snake'+'skin'='SNAKESKIN'

(Other definitions for snakeskin that I've seen before include "Expensive leather from reptiles" , "that may be cast off" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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