The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CRAVAT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result CRAVAT
- Ignoring outer clothing, scrap tax for menswear item
- Virginia entering picked up bow tie at first and a possible alternative
- New car tax? It’s worn out
- Car fitted with a TV? Male habit
- Fizz, tons taken about first in race. Ascot perhaps?
- Accessory for many an artist attracts tax
- Cameron initially produced Avatar without a tie
- Credit female model for what groom might wear
- Artist holds bible in court in Ascot?
- A crown originally, plus tax, for an item of menswear
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The straight part
We know that "tie" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tie = cravat.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CRAVAT mean?
CRAVAT noun- A wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men having long ends hanging in front.
- A decorative fabric band or scarf worn around the neck by women.
- A bandage resembling a cravat, particularly a triangular bandage folded into a strip.
- To adorn with a cravat; to tie a cravat, or something resembling a cravat, around the neck.