Try to look smart in order to go courting? (5,4,4)
I believe the answer is:
press ones suit
'try to look smart' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'order to go courting?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'order' could be 'o' (abbreviation e.g. in British honours OM, OBE etc.) and 'o' is located in the answer.
'courting?' could be 'suit' (courting is a kind of suit) and 'suit' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'in' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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