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Loved touring north wearing jewellery (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adorned

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'wearing jewellery' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'loved touring north' is the wordplay.
'loved' becomes 'adored' (similar in meaning).
'touring' means one lot of letters goes inside another (touring can mean going round).
'north' becomes 'N' (abbreviation).
'adored' going around 'n' is 'ADORNED'.

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(Other definitions for adorned that I've seen before include "Embellished, decorated" , "done up" , "Decorated, bedecked" , "Bedecked while Don read" , "Put on finery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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