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Suit maker trimmed formal coat with gold (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tailor

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'suit maker' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'trimmed formal coat with gold' is the wordplay.
'trimmed formal coat' becomes 'tail' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'gold' becomes 'or' ('or' is the heraldic name for gold).
'tail'+'or'='TAILOR'

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(Other definitions for tailor that I've seen before include "Suit maker" , "Maker of men's suits" , "follower of tinker" , "Maker of fitted clothes" , "Seamster" .)

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