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Location of a debutante's first gown (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

address

'location' is the definition.
(address is a kind of location)

'a debutante's first gown' is the wordplay.
'debutante's first' becomes 'd' (1st letter of 'debutante').
'gown' becomes 'dress' (gown is a kind of dress).
'a'+'d'+'dress'='ADDRESS'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for address that I've seen before include "Place where someone lives" , "Speak formally to an audience" , "One's designated location" , "Speak to at home?" , "In almost desperate straits" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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