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Neckwear cloth, loose, I’d rearranged (3,6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

old school tie

'neckwear' is the definition.
(old school tie is a kind of neckwear)

'cloth loose i'd rearranged' is the wordplay.
'rearranged' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cloth'+'loose'+'id'='clothlooseid'
'clothlooseid' with letters rearranged gives 'OLD SCHOOL TIE'.

(Other definitions for old school tie that I've seen before include "Symbol of private education" , "Loyalty of those educated together" , "Symbol of upper class solidarity" , "A source of unfair advantage" , "Term for group loyalty of those with posh private eduction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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