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Tackle soldier accosting the woman wearing a plain woolly (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paraphernalia

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'tackle' is the definition.
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'soldier accosting the woman wearing a plain woolly' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'soldier' could be 'para' (para is a kind of soldier) and 'para' is located in the answer.
'woman' could be 'erna' and 'erna' is found within the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for paraphernalia that I've seen before include "Miscellaneous equipment" , "Miscellaneous stuff" , "Odds and ends used in a particular pursuit" , "Effects" , "Various bits of equipment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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