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Indian garment is folded back around half of rear (4)

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I believe the answer is:

sari

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'indian garment' is the definition.
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'folded back around half of rear' is the wordplay.
'folded back around' becomes 'sa' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'half of' indicates taking half.
'rear' becomes 'rise' (synonyms).
'rise' halved is 'ri'.
'sa'+'ri'='SARI'

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for sari that I've seen before include "Traditional Indian garment" , "Indian robe" , "Something worn" , "Traditional dress of Indian women" , "South Asian garment (variant spelling)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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