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Jacket accessory ought to drape differently (8,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shoulder pad

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'jacket accessory' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'ought to drape differently' is the wordplay.
'ought to' becomes 'should' ('you ought to' means 'you should').
'differently' is an anagram indicator.
'drape' anagrammed gives 'erpad'.
'should'+'erpad'='SHOULDER PAD'

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(Another definition for shoulder pad that I've seen is " something to put over a joint".)

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