The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word RAGLAN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result RAGLAN
- Kid left an overcoat
- Bit of cloth, woolly, not tucked into overcoat
- Daily with short country coat
- Garment of paper set on light removing hem
- Newspaper left on top of an overcoat
- Newspaper article about length for such a coat
- Bit of cloth left to be patched to a new garment
- Confused, Jerome left violent Major General's sleeve
- Jumper of sorts sprinted, covering a good length
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The straight part
We know that "Jumper of sorts" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case jumper of sorts = raglan.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.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does RAGLAN mean?
RAGLAN noun- An overcoat with sleeves of this type.
- (of a sleeve) Being or having a kind of sleeve that continues in one piece up to the neck of a garment, without a shoulder seam.