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Target is getting into ripped clothing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raiment

'clothing' is the definition.
(raiment is a kind of clothing)

'target is getting into ripped' is the wordplay.
'target' becomes 'aim' (both can mean a goal or purpose).
'is getting into' indicates putting letters inside.
'ripped' becomes 'rent' ('rend' can be a synonym of 'rip').
'aim' going into 'rent' is 'RAIMENT'.

(Other definitions for raiment that I've seen before include "Gear" , "Clothing (poetically)" , "Garb" , "Garment" , "Clothing (archaic)" .)

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