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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated January 8, 2003 relating to the
financial statements and the financial statement schedule of CLARCOR Inc., which
appear in CLARCOR Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November
30, 2002.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chicago, Illinois
October 1, 2003

