Send matron fresh dressings (10)

I believe the answer is:

adornments

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'dressings' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'send matron fresh' is the wordplay.
'fresh' indicates anagramming the letters (a fresh re-ordering of the letters).
'send'+'matron'='sendmatron'
'sendmatron' with letters rearranged gives 'ADORNMENTS'.

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(Another definition for adornments that I've seen is " Embellishments".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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