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Garment tenor's wearing split from behind (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pants

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

'tenor's wearing split from behind' is the wordplay.
'tenor' becomes 't'.
'wearing' is an insertion indicator.
'split' becomes 'snap' (both can mean to break).
'from behind' is a reversal indicator.
't' placed inside 'snap' is 'stnap'.
'stnap' back-to-front is 'PANTS'.

(Other definitions for pants that I've seen before include "Briefs" , "boxers?" , "Shocking" , "Rubbish (slang) - undergarment" , "Shorts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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