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Fancy red coat in 1920s style (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

art deco

'1920s style' is the definition.

'fancy red coat' is the wordplay.
'fancy' indicates anagramming the letters.
'red'+'coat'='redcoat'
'redcoat' with letters rearranged gives 'ART DECO'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for art deco that I've seen before include "Do trace (anag) - style of the 1920s and 1930s" , "1920s/1930s style" , "pre-war style" , "Redcoat (anag) -- inter-war design style" , "1920s and 1930s ornamental style" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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