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Possibly automatic clothing (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gear

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This might be a double definition.

'possibly automatic' is the first definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'clothing' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

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(Other definitions for gear that I've seen before include "Toothed wheel, equipment and clothes" , "Equipment; car mechanism" , "Equipment, clothing, goods" , "often changed in a saloon" , "Transmission device - kit" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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