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Woman’s top outlaw — at the ready, we hear (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bandeau

'woman's top' is the definition.
(type of garment worn by women)

'outlaw at the ready we hear' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'outlaw' could be 'ban' (banning is a kind of outlawing) and 'ban' is found in the answer.
'we hear' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

(Other definitions for bandeau that I've seen before include "One may cover the eyes" , "What woman might wear" , "Narrow piece of ribbon worn round the head" , "Hair securing strip" , "Head may have this" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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