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Ironing gown and formal suit (7,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

evening dress

'formal suit' is the definition.
(formal clothing)

'ironing gown' is the wordplay.
'ironing' becomes 'evening' (ironing evens out creases in clothes).
'gown' becomes 'dress' (gown is a kind of dress).
'evening'+'dress'='EVENING-DRESS'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for evening dress that I've seen before include "Formal dinner wear" , "DJ" , "Formal attire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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