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Only parts of festivities? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fetes

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'festivities?' is the definition.
(I know this)

'only parts' is the wordplay.
'only' becomes 'fe' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'parts' becomes 'tes' (te is a kind of part).
'fe'+'tes'='FETES'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for fetes that I've seen before include "honours" , "gala events" , "Festivals" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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