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Gathered together, dressed up as dames (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amassed

'gathered together' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'dressed up as dames' is the wordplay.
'dressed up' is an anagram indicator.
'as'+'dames'='asdames'
'asdames' anagrammed gives 'AMASSED'.

(Other definitions for amassed that I've seen before include "Gathered together" , "Got up" , "Mad seas (anag.)" , "Accumulated, gathered" , "Accumulated, piled up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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