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Boss dropping a pipe by new Bavarian wear (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lederhosen

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'boss dropping a pipe by new bavarian wear' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'boss dropping a pipe by' is the wordplay.
'boss' becomes 'leader' (I've seen this in another clue).
'dropping' suggests deleting specific letters.
'pipe by' becomes 'hosen' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'leader' with 'a' taken away is 'leder'.
'leder'+'hosen'='LEDERHOSEN'

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(Other definitions for lederhosen that I've seen before include "Bavarian leather shorts" , "pants" , "Short leather trousers with braces" , "German outfit" , "Bavarian shorts with braces" .)

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