Crossword Genius

Ridiculous trousers Pope gets tailored (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

preposterous

'ridiculous' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'trousers pope gets tailored' is the wordplay.
'gets tailored' is an anagram indicator.
'trousers'+'pope'='trouserspope'
'trouserspope' with letters rearranged gives 'PREPOSTEROUS'.

(Other definitions for preposterous that I've seen before include "Quite absurd" , "Ludicrous" , "Crazy" , "Laughable" , "Utterly absurd" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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