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See a chap's dressed (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clad

'dressed' is the definition.
(to be clad in something is to be dressed in it)

'see a chap's' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'C' (the word for the letter, according to Chambers).
'a chap' becomes 'lad' ('lad' can be a synonym of 'chap').
'c'+'lad'='CLAD'

(Other definitions for clad that I've seen before include "Clothed, covered" , "Attired" , "Wearing" , "Invested" , "Decked" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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