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Clothing: dismay when note found inside (7)

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I believe the answer is:

apparel

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'clothing' is the definition.
(I know that apparel is a type of clothing)

'dismay when note found inside' is the wordplay.
'dismay when' becomes 'appal' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'when' bit.).
'note' becomes 're' (as in do-re-mi).
'found inside' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'appal' enclosing 're' is 'APPAREL'.

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(Other definitions for apparel that I've seen before include "Raiment" , "Formal word for clothing" , "Clothing, things to wear" , "what's in the press?" , "Real pap (anag) - clothing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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