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Person loved clothing with strip of material (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bandeau

'strip of material' is the definition.
(a strip or band of material)

'person loved clothing with' is the wordplay.
'person loved' becomes 'beau' (term for a partner or lover).
'clothing' is an insertion indicator (some letters cover up or clothe others).
'with' becomes 'and'.
'beau' going around 'and' is 'BANDEAU'.

(Other definitions for bandeau that I've seen before include "Headgear" , "Hair restraint" , "Hair securing strip" , "One may cover the eyes" , "Head may have this" .)

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