11 across
Material
taken
from
ground
from
the
east
(5)
Material taken from ground from the east (5)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
The wordplay gives MINED for taken from ground, then "from the east" tells us to reverse it in this across clue, turning MINED into DENIM — the Material we want.