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Powerful accessories bring society to the fore (9)

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strapping

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'powerful' is the definition.
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'society to the fore' is the wordplay.
'society' becomes 's' (common abbreviation in names of organisations).
'to the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'fore' becomes 'rapping' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
's'+'t'+'rapping'='STRAPPING'

'accessories bring' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for strapping that I've seen before include "Big" , "stalwart" , "Brawny" , "Tying up" , "Burly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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