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Appropriate a room at the tailor's? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fitting

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'appropriate' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a room at the tailor's?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'at' could be 'in' (synonymous in some cases - eg at school, in school) and 'in' is located in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for fitting that I've seen before include "Suitable, proper" , "reason for appointment with tailor" , "Apt" , "Seemly" , "Appropriate, proper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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