New York look essentially retranslates legwear (6)

I believe the answer is:

nylons

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'legwear' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'new york look essentially retranslates' is the wordplay.
'new york' becomes 'ny'.
'look' becomes 'lo' (archaic exclamation meaning 'look!').
'essentially' says to take the centre.
The centre of 'retranslates' is 'ns'.
'ny'+'lo'+'ns'='NYLONS'

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(Other definitions for nylons that I've seen before include "Stockings made of artificial material" , "may have ladders" , "Hosiery" , "Thin tights" , "Sheer stockings for women" .)

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