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Wife to husband: pack skirt (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hedge

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'pack skirt' is the definition.
'hedge' can be an answer for 'skirt' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'pack' bit.

'wife to husband' is the wordplay.
'wife' becomes 'edge' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'husband' becomes 'h'.
'edge' after 'h' is 'HEDGE'.

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(Other definitions for hedge that I've seen before include "Border of vegetation" , "Fence formed by bushes" , "Duck" , "Boundary; equivocate" , "Bushy barrier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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