School makes fun of artistic gear (6)

I believe the answer is:

smocks

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'school makes fun of artistic gear' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'school makes fun of' is the wordplay.
'school' becomes 'S'.
'makes fun of' becomes 'mocks' (I've seen this before).
's'+'mocks'='SMOCKS'

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(Other definitions for smocks that I've seen before include "Loose shirt-like garments" , "Artists' overalls" , "Loose long coveralls" , "dresses" , "countryfolks' garb?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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