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Feature of jacket has lines cut by someone clumsy (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lapel

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'feature of jacket' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'lines cut by someone clumsy' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'lines' could be 'l' (abbreviation as in lines of poetry) and 'l' is located in the answer.
'someone' could be 'ape' (ape is a kind of someone) and 'ape' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'l' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'has' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for lapel that I've seen before include "Feature of a jacket" , "Turned-back part of coat collar" , "Part of a folded back collar" , "Lower part of collar on coat" , "Jacket fold" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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