The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DHOTI
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result DHOTI
- Police inspector seizing stolen garment
- Cloth Asians wrap around copper piping inside
- Garment worn when sweltering in the outskirts of Delhi?
- Sort of 14 popular in Delhi inside out
- Simple garment I had lifted, feeling sexy inside
- Cloth one wraps around copper piping inside
- Indian garment pinned back by pandit – oh dear
- Dress primarily fashionable with India
- Detective cross-dressing; hot pants in Goa?
- Policeman seizes stolen loincloth
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The straight part
We know that "Cloth one wraps around" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case cloth one wraps around = dhoti.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does DHOTI mean?
DHOTI noun- A long loincloth worn by Hindu men in India.
- The cotton fabric used for such loincloths.