Fighting doctor gets British honour - it's for keeping outfits safe? (8)

I believe the answer is:

wardrobe

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'for keeping outfits safe?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'fighting doctor gets british honour' is the wordplay.
'fighting' becomes 'war'.
'doctor' becomes 'Dr' (abbreviation).
'gets' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'british honour' becomes 'obe' (Order of the British Empire award. I am not sure about the 'british' bit.).
'war'+'dr'+'obe'='WARDROBE'

'it's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for wardrobe that I've seen before include "Cupboard for hanging clothes" , "Storage unit" , "Tall cupboard" , "Clothes cupboard associated with ..." , "Tall piece of furniture" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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