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Peculiarly suited to appropriate brooch and weave with butterflies (4,2,2,5)

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'peculiarly suited to' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'brooch and weave with butterflies' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'brooch' could be 'pin' (decorative item pinned to clothing) and 'pin' is found within the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'appropriate' is the link.

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