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Dress some cut off (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

costume

'dress' is the definition.
(costuming is a kind of dressing)

'some cut off' is the wordplay.
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'some'+'cut'='somecut'
'somecut' anagrammed gives 'COSTUME'.

(Other definitions for costume that I've seen before include "Actor's attire" , "Outfit" , "Duds" , "Theatrical clothes" , "Clothes for a play or fancy dress ball" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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