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Most courageous wearing two garments (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bravest

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'most courageous' is the definition.
('brave' can be a synonym of 'courageous')

'two garments' is the wordplay.
'two garments' means two replacements for 'garment'.
'garment' becomes 'bra' (bra is a kind of garment).
'garment' becomes 'vest' (vest is a type of garment or item of clothing).
'bra'+'vest'='BRAVEST'

'wearing' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for bravest that I've seen before include "Most valorous" , "Most valiant" , "Most handsome" , "Most courageous" , "Most heroic" .)

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