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Make lace for a titfer? (3)

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tat

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'make lace' is the definition.
(to tat is make lace from thread)

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(Other definitions for tat that I've seen before include "Tawdry and shabby article" , "Tawdry or shabby articles" , "Tastelessly ornate things" , "piece of needlework?" , "Tawdry things" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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