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Elephantine garments? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trunks

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'elephantine garments?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
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(Other definitions for trunks that I've seen before include "Elephants can provide such cases" , "Man's swimming costume" , "Men's swimsuits on an elephants?" , "Men's swimsuit" , "luggage" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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