Heard formal outfit folds (5)

I believe the answer is:

tucks

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'folds' is the definition.
(tucking is a kind of folding)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for tucks that I've seen before include "stitches" , "Folds" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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