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Dressmaker perhaps: in fairness he'd go for tailoring (7,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fashion designer

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'dressmaker perhaps in fairness he'd go for tailoring' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'dressmaker perhaps in fairness he'd go for tailoring' is the wordplay.
'in fairness he'd go' anagrams to 'FASHION DESIGNER'.
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