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‘Midi’ coat I style, in the vernacular (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idiomatic

'the vernacular' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'midi coat i style' is the wordplay.
'style' indicates an anagram (style can mean to shape or design).
'midi'+'coat'+'i'='midicoati'
'midicoati' with letters rearranged gives 'IDIOMATIC'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for idiomatic that I've seen before include "Certain phrases may be" , "using dialect" , "Using a particular mode of expression" , "manner of speaking" , "vernacular" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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