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As worn by priests and office workers? (8,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clerical dress

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'as worn by priests and office workers?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'as worn by priests and office' is the wordplay.
'as worn by priests' becomes 'dress' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'office' becomes 'clerical' (I've seen this before).
'dress' after 'clerical' is 'CLERICAL DRESS'.

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