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Chasing girls, primarily, the Parisian pulls - but they're worn out (4,4)

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I believe the answer is:

glad rags

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'they're worn out' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'chasing girls primarily the parisian pulls' is the wordplay.
'chasing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (some letters chase after others).
'primarily' indicates taking the first letters.
'the parisian' becomes 'la' (French for the).
'pulls' becomes 'drags' (drag is a kind of pull).
The first letter of 'girls' is 'g'.
'g'+'la' is 'gla'.
'gla'+'drags'='GLAD RAGS'

'but' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for glad rags that I've seen before include "Smart clothes (for a special occasion)" , "best suit" , "Dressy clothes - happy threads" , "Special kit" , "What partygoers showed up in" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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