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Wrap pinky up in fat dancewear (7)

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I believe the answer is:

leotard

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'dancewear' is the definition.
(I know that leotard is a type of dancewear)

'wrap pinky up in fat' is the wordplay.
'wrap pinky' becomes 'toe' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'fat' becomes 'lard' (lard is a kind of fat).
'toe' written backwards gives 'eot'.
'eot' placed within 'lard' is 'LEOTARD'.

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(Other definitions for leotard that I've seen before include "Dancer's tight-fitting garment" , "Stretchy one-piece garment" , "Tight-fitting garment, for gymnasts say" , "Dancers might wear this" , "Garment used eg in ballet or yoga" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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