The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word KIMONO
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result KIMONO
- Stunner goes round one day in exotic dress
- King in love adopts flash traditional robe
- Wide-sleeved garment in khaki — monochrome
- The writer is appearing in knockout garment with sash
- This writer’s working wearing knockout attire
- Way of working in ink transformed old robe
- Japanese clobber North Korean, apropos of nothing
- The King and Ithat’s put on in Japan
- Dictator familiarly attached to old apparel
- Japanese cover for Yoko’s follow-up to Rocket Man
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The straight part
We know that "garment" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case garment = kimono.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 KIMONO mean?
KIMONO noun- A traditional Japanese robe-like garment which wraps around the body and is now generally worn only on formal occasions.
- A yukata.
- A long robe-like garment in Western fashion, which may be open at the front, loosely inspired by the Japanese garment.