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Elegant groom, last in vestry (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dressy

'elegant' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'groom last in vestry' is the wordplay.
'groom' becomes 'dress' (dressing is a kind of grooming).
'last in' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'vestry' is 'y'.
'dress'+'y'='DRESSY'

(Other definitions for dressy that I've seen before include "Formal or elegant" , "(Of clothes) smart, formal" , "Smartly attired, wearing stylish clothes" , "Stylish with regard to clothes" , "Smartly clothed" .)

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