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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

    We  consent to the incorporation by reference in each Registration Statement
of CLARCOR Inc. on Form S-8 (file numbers 33-5456, 33-38590, 33-39374,  33-53763
and  33-53899)  of our  reports  dated January  8, 1996,  on  our audits  of the
consolidated financial  statements  of  CLARCOR  Inc.  and  Subsidiaries  as  of
November  30, 1995 and 1994 and for the  years ended November 30, 1995, 1994 and
1993, and the  financial statement  schedule for  the years  ended November  30,
1995, 1994, and 1993, which reports are included or incorporated by reference in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

                                          COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.

Rockford, Illinois
February 23, 1996
