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Less friction in knickers? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

underwear

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'knickers?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'less friction' is the wordplay.
'less' becomes 'under' (I've seen this in other clues).
'friction' becomes 'wear' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'under'+'wear'='UNDERWEAR'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for underwear that I've seen before include "Combinations, say" , "bra, perhaps?" , "Endure war about smalls" , "Bloomers" , "what lies beneath that uniform!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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