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Designs of Edinburgh Fringe in press accommodating set? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

plaids

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'designs of edinburgh' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'fringe in press accommodating set?' is the wordplay.
'fringe in' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters) (I've seen 'fringes in' mean this (fringe can mean the edge of something)).
'accommodating' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'set?' becomes 'laid' ('laid' can be a synonym of 'set').
'press' with its middle taken out is 'ps'.
'ps' going around 'laid' is 'PLAIDS'.

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(Other definitions for plaids that I've seen before include "Pieces of tartan worn over shoulders in Highland dress" , "Tartan cloths" , "Tartans" , "Long pieces of tartan worn over the shoulder" .)

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