Dress part that may be taken in

I believe the answer is:

waist

(Other definitions for waist that I've seen before include "Midriff" , "Ever-expanding middle" , "Ship's middle" , "Central part of body" , "Spare tyre location?" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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