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Dresses right: awards from palace to follow (5)

Ross

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robes

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'dresses' is the definition.
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'right awards from palace to follow' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'awards from palace' becomes 'obes' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'to follow' says to put letters next to each other (some letters go after or follow others).
'r'+'obes'='ROBES'

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(Other definitions for robes that I've seen before include "Long loose flowing garments" , "'The 19 across 1 across' of the French Revolution" , "Sober (anag)" , "Gowns" , "Official vestments" .)

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