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Curious fact with an item of clothing (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caftan

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'item of clothing' is the definition.
'caftan' can be an answer for 'clothing' (caftan is a kind of clothing). I am not sure about the 'item of' bit.

'curious fact with an' is the wordplay.
'curious' is an anagram indicator.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'fact' with letters rearranged gives 'caft'.
'caft'+'an'='CAFTAN'

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(Other definitions for caftan that I've seen before include "Shirt" , "Long coat-like garment worn by men in Middle East" , "Long cloak-like garment with sleeves" , "Woman's hat" , "Cotton or silk ankle-length garment with full sleeves worn by men in the Levant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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