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Wear and tear taking train (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raiment

'wear' is the definition.
(raiment is a kind of wear)

'tear taking train' is the wordplay.
'tear' becomes 'rent' (rent is a kind of tear).
'taking' is an insertion indicator.
'train' becomes 'aim' ('aim' can be a synonym of 'train').
'rent' enclosing 'aim' is 'RAIMENT'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for raiment that I've seen before include "Garb" , "Tire man (anag.)" , "investment" , "dress?" , "Attire" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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