The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BEACHWEAR
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More clues leading to the result BEACHWEAR
- Teddy hugging wife in long apparel on holiday?
- Composer crossing English river in skimpy garments
- Swimsuits composer carried across East River
- Shorts, possibly, for every one we got inside pub
- Every woman’s put up with clothing habits at the seaside
- A head we encountered in pub in holiday gear
- Carry sandwiches for every person with holiday clothes
- Maybe trunks of wood pronounced over river
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The straight part
We know that "Swimsuits" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case swimsuits = beachwear.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 BEACHWEAR mean?
BEACHWEAR noun- Clothing suitable for wearing on the beach, though not necessarily for swimming in.