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Briefly enjoy pinching fashionable clothing (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dhoti

'clothing' is the definition.
(dhoti is a kind of clothing)

'briefly enjoy pinching fashionable' is the wordplay.
'briefly' means to remove the last letter.
'enjoy' becomes 'dig' (to dig can mean to appreciate or 'get').
'pinching' is an insertion indicator (taking inside).
'fashionable' becomes 'hot' (hot can mean fashionable or trendy).
'dig' with its final letter taken off is 'di'.
'di' going around 'hot' is 'DHOTI'.

(Other definitions for dhoti that I've seen before include "Lean over; end of loaf" , "article of clothing" , "Skimpy item of clothing" , "Simple Indian garment" , "Cloth round middle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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