The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word OUTSKIRTS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result OUTSKIRTS
- Unfashionable garments for the suburbs
- . Assemble 1,000 tourists in the suburbs
- Unfashionable clothing in the suburbs
- Part of town public steers clear of
- More than others, avoids suburbs?
- Fringes dated on ladies’ clothing
- Fringes on women’s clothing no longer in fashion
- Margins revealed on Minis?
- Kiss tutor working in Borders
- Unpopular comedic pieces about Republican fringes
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The straight part
We know that "Fringes" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fringes = outskirts.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 OUTSKIRTS mean?
OUTSKIRTS noun- The area surrounding a city or town; suburb.
- A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.
- To surround as an outskirt.