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Clobber a bore for crying out loud! (6)

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I believe the answer is:

attire

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'clobber' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.

'a bore for crying out loud' is the wordplay.
'bore' becomes 'tire' (I've seen this in other clues).
'for crying out loud' shows a homophone (sound like).
'a'+'tire'='atire'
'atire' sounds like 'ATTIRE'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for attire that I've seen before include "Garments" , "Prepare" , "Clothing - tear it (anag)" , "Formal clothing" , "Formal clothes" .)

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