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Fold plate over (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pleat

'fold' is the definition.
(pleating is a kind of folding)

'plate over' is the wordplay.
'over' indicates anagramming the letters.
'plate' with letters rearranged gives 'PLEAT'.

(Other definitions for pleat that I've seen before include "Gather" , "Double fold in a garment" , "that's tailor-made" , "Fold pressed or stitched into cloth" , "work on skirt?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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