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Swagger in clothes making a comeback (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brag

'swagger' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'clothes making a comeback' is the wordplay.
'clothes' becomes 'garb' (garb is a kind of clothes).
'making a comeback' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'garb' in reverse letter order is 'BRAG'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for brag that I've seen before include "Boast, crow" , "game of bluff" , "Blow one's own trumpet" , "'Show off, boast (4)'" , "boast; form of poker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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