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Carry on wildly about Emi returning the clothing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raiment

'the clothing' is the definition.
(raiment is a kind of clothing)

'carry on wildly about emi returning' is the wordplay.
'carry on wildly' becomes 'rant' (I've seen this in another clue).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'returning' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'emi' reversed gives 'ime'.
'rant' placed around 'ime' is 'RAIMENT'.

(Other definitions for raiment that I've seen before include "Minaret (anag) - clothing" , "these garments are old-fashioned" , "Gear" , "clothing for poets" , "Clothing (literary)" .)

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