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More luxurious, like Sir Dicky! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

silkier

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'more luxurious' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are comparative adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'like sir dicky' is the wordplay.
'dicky' is an anagram indicator (dicky can mean ill or non-functioning).
'like'+'sir'='likesir'
'likesir' anagrammed gives 'SILKIER'.

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(Another definition for silkier that I've seen is " With a smoother gleaming surface".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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