The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TABARD
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TABARD
- Top team occasionally ignored linesman
- Bra recycled into little lad’s garment
- Stripe essential to shade of garment
- Snug in little tunic
- What could be thanks to Shakespeare’s tunic
- Tunic’s flap almost turned grey
- Yorkshire flat cap up top
- Rod wearing a little old coat
- Word of thanks with poet getting ceremonial tunic
- Old garment cheers poet
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The straight part
We know that "tunic" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case tunic = tabard.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 TABARD mean?
TABARD noun- A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.
- A woman's or girl's sleeveless jerkin or loose overgarment.
- A sleeveless garment made of coarse cloth formerly worn outdoors by the common people.
- A cape or tunic worn by a knight, emblazoned with the coat of arms of his king or queen on the front.
- A similar garment officially worn by a herald and emblazoned with his sovereign's coat of arms.