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What may be used to select the right gear? (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dress sense

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'what may be used to select the right' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'gear?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'gear?' could be 'dress' (both can mean clothing) and 'dress' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'sense' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for dress sense that I've seen before include "Good instinct for selecting garments" , "What fashion icons have" , "Instinct for clothes" , "Good taste in clothes" , "style" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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