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Bet loose pants will be unfashionable (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

obsolete

'be unfashionable' is the definition.
(obsolete means out of date)

'bet loose pants' is the wordplay.
'pants' is an anagram indicator (UK informal term for 'nonsense' or 'rubbish').
'bet'+'loose'='betloose'
'betloose' is an anagram of 'OBSOLETE'.

'will' is the link.

(Other definitions for obsolete that I've seen before include "Pass" , "Boots eel away, being out of date" , "Discontinued" , "No longer current" , "Obese lot may be out of date" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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