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Object when put into torn clothing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raiment

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

'object when put into torn' is the wordplay.
'object when' becomes 'aim' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'when' bit.).
'put into' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'torn' becomes 'rent' (rending is a kind of tearing).
'aim' put inside 'rent' is 'RAIMENT'.

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(Other definitions for raiment that I've seen before include "Clobber" , "Fancy clothes seen on minaret" , "Something put on" , "clothing for poets" , "Poetic word for clothing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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