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Inferior to elevated fashion, something a pirate has? (3,1,5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

not a patch on

'inferior to' is the definition.
(not a patch on someone means inferior to them)

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

(Other definitions for not a patch on that I've seen before include "Greatly inferior to" , "Regency lady thus without beauty treatment?" , "Feeble by comparison with" , "what an unrepaired bike tube has?" , "Unfit to be compared with (something)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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