The fool came outside, having dressed (7)

I believe the answer is:

clothed

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'dressed' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'the fool came outside' is the wordplay.
'the fool' becomes 'clot' (I've seen this before).
'came outside' becomes 'hed' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'clot'+'hed'='CLOTHED'

'having' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for clothed that I've seen before include "Dressed" , "Attired" , "Clad" , "Wearing attire" , "Wrapped" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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