The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TIGHTS
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More clues leading to the result TIGHTS
- Drunk son’s inappropriate garment?
- Thing that is regularly what ballet dancers wear
- Drunken son in mum’s hosiery?
- Drunken son in ladies’ clothing
- Clothing for dance contests in which tango replaces foxtrot
- Game involving touching headwear but not a form of legwear
- Clothing this evening’s not being worn
- Sloshed son in women’s clothing?
- Drunk’s in ladies’ garment
- The alternative to slacks!
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The straight part
We know that "Clothing for dance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case clothing for dance = tights.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 TIGHTS mean?
TIGHTS noun- A close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight garment worn principally by women and girls that covers the body completely from the waist down, usually including the feet.
- A similar, non-sheer garment worn by dancers of either sex, especially by ballet dancers.
- A garment, similar to briefs, worn chiefly by professional wrestlers.
- In blasting rock, a piece of unbroken rock within the pay limit of a blast.