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Clothing is torn catching end (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raiment

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

'torn catching end' is the wordplay.
'torn' becomes 'rent' (rending is a kind of tearing).
'catching' indicates putting letters inside.
'end' becomes 'aim' (aim is a kind of end).
'rent' placed around 'aim' is 'RAIMENT'.

'is' is the link.

(Other definitions for raiment that I've seen before include "Poetic word for clothing" , "Apparel" , "investment" , "Clothing (archaic)" , "Clothing (literary)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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