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kenhiggs

13th December 2020, 18:14
19 down Pet wearing a coat (6) *A*I*A

I can only see PATINA but it doesn't sit with the full wordplay
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malone

13th December 2020, 18:17
Pet, Pat are synonyms, stroke - so Pat In A, Pat wearing a...
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brendan

13th December 2020, 18:18
Hi Ken,

Yes, PATINA - "Pet" = PAT (as in 'stroke') "wearing" = IN (as in 'she looks good wearing/in blue') + A (from the clue) - definition is "coat".
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kenhiggs

13th December 2020, 18:22
Thanks to both. I had toyed with that but thought it a little weak (and too close to the wordplay). Not the best clue.
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malone

13th December 2020, 18:26
Kenhiggs, thanks. Yes, I think it's a pretty feeble - and flat - clue!
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