Clue 1==Used in dressing (7 letters)
Clue 2==Architectual ornament (7 letters)
Clue 3==Ape (7 letters)-- My answer ==IMITATES
Clue 1 & 2 start with same letter, that is the first 'I' in
IMITATES
Clue 2 starts with the 5th letter in clue 1
I have letter 'A' as 3rd letter in clue 1
& last letter in clue 1 as 'R'
So far clue 1 ==I ? A ??? R
& clue 2 ==? ? E ? O ? L