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Support garment (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tee

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This might be a double definition.

'support' is the first definition.
(I know that tee is a type of support)

'garment' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for tee that I've seen before include "'Drive off it, half-laughing (3)'" , "Starting place for a golfer" , "Golf ball support" , "support of leisure activity" , "Starting place on the golf course" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Wall Street Journal.
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