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Tramp making a name for fashion (5)

Ross

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trend

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'for fashion' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for trend that I've seen before include "Mode" , "General tendency" , "General direction in which something is developing" , "Tendency or fashion" , "Prevailing direction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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