Crossword Genius

Object in torn clothing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raiment

'clothing' is the definition.
(I know that raiment is a type of clothing)

'object in torn' is the wordplay.
'object' becomes 'aim' (synonyms).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'torn' becomes 'rent' (rending is a kind of tearing).
'aim' put within 'rent' is 'RAIMENT'.

(Other definitions for raiment that I've seen before include "Am inert (anag) - clothing" , "Traditional clothing" , "Clobber" , "Old word for fine clothing" , "Clothing (archaic)" .)

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