Starched collar of Elizabethan fashion (4)

I believe the answer is:

ruff

(Other definitions for ruff that I've seen before include "Ring of fur around neck of bird or animal" , "Jacobean neckwear" , "Extravagant collar" , "Pleated frill worn round the neck" , "Circular pleated collar - trump" .)

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

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