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Style, say, wearing English cut (8)

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I believe the answer is:

elegance

'style' is the definition.
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'say wearing english cut' is the wordplay.
'say' becomes 'eg'.
'wearing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'cut' becomes 'lance' (I've seen this before**).
'e'+'lance'='elance'
'eg' going within 'elance' is 'ELEGANCE'.

(Other definitions for elegance that I've seen before include "Refinement in taste and dress" , "Showing good taste in dress or style" , "Chic" , "Fashionable grace" , "Sophistication" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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