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Bandage ear, say, knowing what to put on (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dress sense

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'knowing what to put on' is the definition.
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'bandage ear say' is the wordplay.
'bandage' becomes 'dress' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ear say' becomes 'sense' (ear is a kind of sense).
'dress'+'sense'='DRESS SENSE'

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(Other definitions for dress sense that I've seen before include "style" , "Instinct for clothes" , "Good taste in clothes" , "What fashion icons have" , "Good instinct for selecting garments" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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