Lives in a dress that is slovenly (7)

I believe the answer is:

resides

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'lives in' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for resides that I've seen before include "stays in Peebles" , "stayed in Scotland" , "stays required" , "Sojourns" , "Lives, dwells" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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