Doctor gathering clothes for later time? (9)

I believe the answer is:

nightgear

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'clothes for later time?' is the definition.
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'doctor gathering' is the wordplay.
'doctor' is an anagram indicator.
'gathering' anagrammed gives 'NIGHTGEAR'.

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