Makes arrangement to enhance dress, oddly with a mix of tinsel and decorative lights (7,8)
I believe the answer is:
chinese lanterns
'decorative lights' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'makes arrangement to enhance dress oddly with a mix of tinsel and' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is present in the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chinese lanterns that I've seen before include "They could brighten things up" , "Plants" , "products of Asian light industry?" .)