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Fitness and skill linked with formal wear (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

suitability

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'fitness' is the definition.
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'skill linked with formal wear' is the wordplay.
'skill' becomes 'ability' (I've seen this before).
'linked with' says to put letters next to each other.
'formal wear' becomes 'suit' (suit is a kind of wear. I am not sure about the 'formal' bit.).
'ability' after 'suit' is 'SUITABILITY'.

'and' acts as a link.

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