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Mix up costume with lace fringes (6)

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garble

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'mix up' is the definition.
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'costume with lace fringes' is the wordplay.
'costume' becomes 'garb' (I've seen this in another clue).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'lace fringes' becomes 'le' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'garb'+'le'='GARBLE'

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(Other definitions for garble that I've seen before include "Distort (message)" , "Transmit in distorted version" , "distorted transmission" , "Indistinct speech" , "Corrupt" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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