Fighter seen in Japanese clothes (5)

I believe the answer is:

ninja

'fighter' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Japanese fighter ' mean 'ninja' so perhaps 'fighter' could also mean 'ninja')

'seen in japanese clothes' is the wordplay.
'clothes' indicates a hidden word (the letters clothe the hidden word).
'NINJA' is hidden within 'seen in japanese'.

(Other definitions for ninja that I've seen before include "Animated turtle" , "Stealthy warrior" , "Practioner of ninjitsu" , "Japanese spy or assassin" , "Teenage Mutant ... Turtle (toy)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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