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Answer for the clue "Abrasive sheet ", 11 letters:
emery paper

Word definitions for emery paper in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Emery \Em"er*y\, n. [F. ['e]meri, earlier ['e]meril, It. smeriglio, fr. Gr. ?, ?, ?, cf. ? to wipe; perh. akin to E. smear. Cf. Emeril .] (Min.) Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An abrasive material, like sandpaper, made by gluing grains of emery to a cloth or paper surface.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand [syn: sandpaper ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Emery paper is a type of abrasive paper or sandpaper , that can be used to abrade (remove material from) surfaces or mechanically finish a surface. Operations include deburring , polishing , paint removal, corrosion removal, sizing, etc. This is accomplished ...