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Green dresses perfect ultimately for mother (6)

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native

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'for mother' is the definition.
(as in a native or mother tongue)

'green dresses perfect ultimately' is the wordplay.
'green' becomes 'naive' (green can mean naive or innocent).
'dresses' indicates putting letters inside (dress can mean cover).
'perfect ultimately' becomes 't' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'naive' going around 't' is 'NATIVE'.

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(Other definitions for native that I've seen before include "Resident" , "Belonging to one by birth" , "Endemic - aborigine" , "Indigenous, aboriginal" , "In a natural state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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