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She borrowed tank top and got dressed up to go out (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

debtor

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'go out' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'she borrowed tank top and got dressed up' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'she' could be 'deb' and 'deb' is present in the answer.
'top' could be 'tor' and 'tor' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for debtor that I've seen before include "Someone owing money" , "One of The Borrowers" , "Opposite of creditor" , "Person who owes money" , "Person owing money" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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