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Made clothes for Dior et al, unusually (8)

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I believe the answer is:

tailored

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'made clothes' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to change as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'dior et al unusually' is the wordplay.
'unusually' indicates an anagram.
'dior'+'et'+'al'='dioretal'
'dioretal' anagrammed gives 'TAILORED'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tailored that I've seen before include "cut to size" , "Cut to fit" , "Made to measure for idolater" , "Simple in line or design, suit perhaps" , "Fitted to requirements" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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