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First-class male in torn clothing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raiment

'clothing' is the definition.
(raiment is a kind of clothing)

'first-class male in torn' is the wordplay.
'first class' becomes 'ai' (A1 - top quality).
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'torn' becomes 'rent' (rending is a kind of tearing).
'ai'+'m'='aim'
'aim' inserted inside 'rent' is 'RAIMENT'.

(Other definitions for raiment that I've seen before include "Minaret (anag) - clothing" , "Poetic word for clothing" , "Especially fine or decorative clothing" , "Clobber" , "these garments are old-fashioned" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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