The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word JEANS
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More clues leading to the result JEANS
- Girl’s legwear
- Girl’s casual trousers
- Bags chance, finally, with months on the periphery
- . Frenchman’s trousers?
- Nice bloke’s casual wear
- Jimmy given regular space to measure casual wear
- Girl’s or French man’s clothes
- Western wear that sounds like Autry’s?
- Genet, Cocteau etc put these on
- Garment of Frenchman or Englishwoman?
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What does JEANS mean?
JEANS noun- Denim.
- A pair of trousers made from denim cotton.