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Stiff outfit I had (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rigid

'stiff' is the definition.
(I know that stiff can be written as rigid)

'outfit i had' is the wordplay.
'outfit' becomes 'rig' (rigging is a kind of outfiting).
'i had' becomes 'i'd' (contraction).
'rig'+'id'='RIGID'

(Other definitions for rigid that I've seen before include "stern" , "completely" , "Not flexible" , "Unable to bend" , "Incapable of or resistant to bending" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Telegraph.
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