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The effect of texture on the interpretation of the classical radial distribution function (RDF) is studied. A model of axial texture is presented which enables the calculation of the effect for individual interatomic distances and an analysis of the effect on the global RDF. The example shows that the shift of the RDF closest-neighbour peak position can be as large as 0.06 Å.