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Formally dressed Italians lacking a change (2,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in tails

'formally dressed' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'italians lacking a change' is the wordplay.
'lacking' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'change' is an anagram indicator.
'italians' with 'a' removed is 'itlians'.
'itlians' anagrammed gives 'IN TAILS'.

(Another definition for in tails that I've seen is " Formally dressed".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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