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Straighten and feel the sartorial excellence (5,5)

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I believe the answer is:

dress sense

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'sartorial excellence' is the definition.
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'straighten and feel' is the wordplay.
'straighten' becomes 'dress' (dress can mean to tidy or straighten one's hair).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'feel' becomes 'sense' (synonyms).
'dress'+'sense'='DRESS SENSE'

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(Other definitions for dress sense that I've seen before include "style" , "Good taste in clothes" , "What fashion icons have" , "Instinct for clothes" , "Good instinct for clothing" .)

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