The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word COSTUME
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result COSTUME
- Price university may exact at first for clothing
- Bird turned up, bill on head – fancy dress?
- Charge us cryptically for outfit?
- Enterprise, reorganising, must face Eastern outfit
- Cut some out for dress
- Corporation trailing function with English ensemble
- Outfit uniform this person’s found beyond price
- Dress some cut off
- Habit formed by such drama?
- Arrive around ten at first, wearing special uniform clothing
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The straight part
We know that "dress" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case dress = costume.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 COSTUME mean?
COSTUME noun- A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.
- An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc.
- A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.
- To dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb.