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Gear seen around loch? (4)

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I believe the answer is:

kilt

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'gear seen around loch?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
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'gear seen around loch?' is the wordplay.
'gear' becomes 'kit' (kit is a kind of gear).
'seen around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'loch?' becomes 'l'.
'kit' placed around 'l' is 'KILT'.

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(Other definitions for kilt that I've seen before include "Tartan skirt worn in Scotland" , "Knee-length tartan garment" , "Scottish garb" , "Scottish costume" , "Bone; circle line" .)

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