Carpet alternative (rhymes with "dug") Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ALTERNATIVE (adjective)
1. serving or used in place of another
2. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities
ALTERNATIVE (noun)
1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
CARPET (noun)
1. floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
2. a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet
CARPET (verb)
1. cover completely, as if with a carpet
2. cover with a carpet

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