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Neckwear item, possibly one piercing a nearby feature (5)

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I believe the answer is:

chain

'neckwear item' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'one piercing a nearby feature' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'I' (Roman numeral).
'piercing' is an insertion indicator (some letters pierce a hole in others).
'a nearby feature' becomes 'chan' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'i' inserted inside 'chan' is 'CHAIN'.

'possibly' is the link.

(Other definitions for chain that I've seen before include "Fetter" , "Line of links" , "Concatenation" , "Event series" , "Wickets so far apart in cricket" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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