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Leave a heartless woman something to wear (4)

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I believe the answer is:

gown

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'to wear' is the definition.
(gown is a kind of wear)

'leave a heartless woman' is the wordplay.
'leave' becomes 'go' (to go is to depart or leave).
'a heartless' suggests removing the centre.
'woman' with its centre removed is 'wn'.
'go'+'wn'='GOWN'

'something' is the link.
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(Other definitions for gown that I've seen before include "Shift" , "Ball dress" , "Formal frock, hospital garb and ceremonial dress" , "A woman's long dress, or an informal dressing garment" , "Academic robe" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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