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Model wearing a medical dressing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plaster

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

'model wearing a' is the wordplay.
'model' becomes 'last' (model used by a shoemaker).
'wearing' is an insertion indicator.
'a' becomes 'per' (eg 'one a day' means 'one per day').
'last' inserted inside 'per' is 'PLASTER'.

(Other definitions for plaster that I've seen before include "____ of Paris" , "Wall surface" , "Small wound covering" , "Strip of material for dressing wound" , "Adhesive material" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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