Clothes were first in jumble (7)

I believe the answer is:

garbled

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'first in jumble' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'clothes were' is the wordplay.
'clothes' becomes 'garb' (garb is a kind of clothes).
'were' becomes 'led' (leading is a kind of being).
'garb'+'led'='GARBLED'

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(Other definitions for garbled that I've seen before include "Disjointed, incoherent" , "Distorted, confused" , "(Message) corrupted" , "Unintentionally jumbled" , "Mixed-up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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