The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TOGAS
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More clues leading to the result TOGAS
- Costumes which chatterboxes like
- Scapegoat beaten after removal of cloak and clothing
- Article among garments, Roman ones
- Clothing from years ago that’s partly making a comeback?
- . . . Yesterday’s covers for Romans to impress?
- Time to reject starchy pudding when only these will fit!
- Adult wearing clothes, garments worn by ancient Romans
- Agrippa principally wearing clothes. These?
- What ancients wore to speak at length?
- Bought on the way up when seeing such garments
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The straight part
We know that "clothing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case clothing = togas.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 TOGAS mean?
TOGAS noun- A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
- A loose wrap gown.
- An academic gown.