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Garment fastener comes with a warning (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pinafore

'garment' is the definition.
(pinafore is a kind of garment)

'fastener comes with a warning' is the wordplay.
'fastener' becomes 'pin' (pin is a kind of fastener).
'comes with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'warning' becomes 'fore' (shouted in golf).
'pin'+'a'+'fore'='PINAFORE'

(Other definitions for pinafore that I've seen before include "Protective gear" , "'HMS - - ' G & S" , "HMS -- (G&S)" , "Stagecraft, say" , "Protective garment worn over front" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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