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Plain clothes fit? Um, badly! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mufti

'plain clothes' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fit? um badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates an anagram.
'fit'+'um'='fitum'
'fitum' with letters rearranged gives 'MUFTI'.

(Other definitions for mufti that I've seen before include "Civilian attire" , "No official dress" , "For soldiers, civilian dress" , "Plain clothes worn by soldier" , "Ordinary clothes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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