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Rear seal for making garments (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tailoring

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'for making garments' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'rear seal' is the wordplay.
'rear' becomes 'tail' (tail is a kind of rear).
'seal' becomes 'oring' (I've seen this before).
'tail'+'oring'='TAILORING'

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(Another definition for tailoring that I've seen is " Making clothes".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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