The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LAYETTE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result LAYETTE
- Still swaddled in former baby clothing
- Provision for baby agreed during brief correspondence
- Still wearing dead baby’s outfit
- Complete outfit for a small charge
- Original outfit stretched out on sofa with no sides
- Dressed as Sheila, yet technically one just dropped clothes
- Stuff for someone very young you put in milky drink
- No longer with us, yet inside making clothes for newcomer
- Set of clothes still worn by deceased
- Still getting in after hours, showing infantile habits
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What does LAYETTE mean?
LAYETTE noun- A complete set of clothing, bedding and toilet articles for a new baby.
- A tray for carrying the powder in a powder mill.
- A bin for storing equipment parts prior to their use.