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Durable garment's article aunt ultimately replaces (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strong

'durable' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for strong that I've seen before include "Not faint or feeble" , "Intense" , "Great in power" , "Potent" , "is excelling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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