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Searches for soft garments (6)

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I believe the answer is:

probes

'searches' is the definition.
(I know this)

'soft garments' is the wordplay.
'soft' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation for piano, 'soft').
'garments' becomes 'robes' (robing is a kind of garmenting).
'p'+'robes'='PROBES'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for probes that I've seen before include "Questions or examines thoroughly" , "Investigates closely" , "Examines as dentist does decaying tooth" , "Investigates as dentist does tooth" , "Examines in depth as dentist does tooth" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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