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A man has to cultivate one, but a woman will wear it (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mantilla

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'a woman will wear it' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'a man has to cultivate one' is the wordplay.
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'to cultivate' becomes 'till' (I've seen this before).
'one' becomes 'a' (a thing is one thing).
'man'+'till'+'a'='MANTILLA'

'but' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for mantilla that I've seen before include "Lace veil worn on head by Spanish women" , "Silk or lace headdress" , "Spanish lace shawl" , "covering for the head" , "Short lace veil" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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