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Thong? Ace bum’s out with it? (7,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bathing costume

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'thong? ace bum's out with it?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'thong? ace bum's out with it?' is the wordplay.
'out with' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'thong'+'ace'+'bums'='thongacebums'
'thongacebums' mixed up with 'it' makes 'BATHING COSTUME'.

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(Another definition for bathing costume that I've seen is " Something for the beach".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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