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Clothes engineers wear to shock (7)

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I believe the answer is:

apparel

'clothes' is the definition.
('apparel' can be a synonym of 'clothes')

'engineers wear to shock' is the wordplay.
'engineers' becomes 're' (Royal Engineers).
'wear' is an insertion indicator (to wear something is to be covered up by it).
'to shock' becomes 'appal' ('appal' can be a synonym of 'shock'**).
're' going inside 'appal' is 'APPAREL'.

(Other definitions for apparel that I've seen before include "Clothing, things to wear" , "what's in the press?" , "formal dress?" , "kit" , "Garb, clothes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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