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Fitting uniform, it's in black (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

suitable

'fitting' is the definition.
('suitable' can be a synonym of 'fitting')

'uniform it's in black' is the wordplay.
'uniform' becomes 'u' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'black' becomes 'sable' (sable is a kind of black**).
'u'+'it'='uit'
'uit' going inside 'sable' is 'SUITABLE'.

(Other definitions for suitable that I've seen before include "Becoming" , "Appropriate, befitting" , "Appropriate, apt" , "qualified" , "In character" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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