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Homemaker has fur tailored with lining of gold (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hausfrau

'homemaker' is the definition.
(German term for a housewife)

'has fur tailored with lining of gold' is the wordplay.
'tailored' indicates an anagram (the letters are customised ).
'with lining of' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters form a lining).
'gold' becomes 'Au' (Au is the chemical symbol for gold).
'has'+'fur'='hasfur'
'hasfur' anagrammed gives 'hsfrau'.
'hsfrau' enclosing 'au' is 'HAUSFRAU'.

(Other definitions for hausfrau that I've seen before include "Bonn homemaker" , "wife at home" , "A German married woman working in the home" , "(For a German) 'er indoors" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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