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Loyal servant wearing skirt? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

minion

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'loyal servant' is the definition.
'minion' can be an answer for 'servant' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'loyal' bit.

'wearing skirt?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'wearing' could be 'in' (as in being 'in' certain clothes) and 'in' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for minion that I've seen before include "Servile underling" , "Servile follower" , "Servile favourite" , "Lowly worker" , "Servile dependant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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