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Put on location after Bill goes missing (5)

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dress

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'put on' is the definition.
(dressing is a kind of putting on)

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(Other definitions for dress that I've seen before include "Adorn" , "Apparel" , "Do some cover work in theatre" , "This circle is the first gallery in a theatre" , "formal attire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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