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Wants dress with inside taken out before wedding begins (5)

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needs

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'wants' is the definition.
(needing is a kind of wanting)

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(Other definitions for needs that I've seen before include "Requires, is in want of" , "Calls for" , "Requirements" , "Requires or lacks" , "necessity once" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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