Hard seeing stories' heroes topless, wanting clothing (7)

I believe the answer is:

hoodies

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(Other definitions for hoodies that I've seen before include "I shooed away the youths wearing these" , "Types of tops or jackets" , "Items of clothing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.

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