The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word HABILIMENT
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What does HABILIMENT mean?
HABILIMENT noun- Clothes, especially clothing appropriate for someone's job, status, or to an occasion.
- Equipment or furnishings characteristic of a place or being; trappings.