Dressing up in escape shows wisdom (8)

I believe the answer is:

sapience

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'wisdom' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'dressing up in escape' is the wordplay.
'in escape' can be anagrammed to 'SAPIENCE'.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.

'shows' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for sapience that I've seen before include "Pine case holds literary wisdom" , "Ace pines for wisdom" , "Discernment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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