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Remove loose clothing (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shift

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This might be a double definition.

'remove loose' is the first definition.
'shift' can be an answer for 'remove' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'loose' bit.

'clothing' is the second definition.
(shift is a kind of clothing)

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for shift that I've seen before include "Move; loose dress" , "Move - working period" , "Move; garment" , "Team of workers" , "Change (gear); dress" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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