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Oats from Western Samoa for boxers, for instance

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menswear

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(Other definitions for menswear that I've seen before include "Male clothes" , "Male attire" , "Male outfits" , "Clothing for males" , "clobber" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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