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Ornamental trim in blue for new wife (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

furbelow

'ornamental trim' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'blue for new wife' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'wife' becomes 'w'.
'blue'+'for'='bluefor'
'bluefor' is an anagram of 'furbelo'.
'furbelo'+'w'='FURBELOW'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for furbelow that I've seen before include "Ornamental trim" , "superfluous ornament!" , "Flounce, frill" , "Bit of skirt" , "decoration for skirt, one gathered" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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