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Retro tie with decoration, seen on front row outfits (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wardrobe

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'retro tie with decoration seen on front row outfits' is the definition.
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'retro tie with decoration seen on front row' is the wordplay.
'retro' says the letters should be written backwards (retro is Latin for 'backwards').
'tie with' becomes 'draw' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'decoration' becomes 'obe'.
'seen on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'front' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'row' is 'r'.
'draw' written backwards gives 'ward'.
'obe' after 'r' is 'robe'.
'ward'+'robe'='WARDROBE'

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(Other definitions for wardrobe that I've seen before include "Tall piece of furniture" , "Cupboard for hanging clothes" , "Cabinet" , "Costume department" , "clothes collection" .)

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