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31a. Is french operation, as before behind very short, old-fashioned clothing?.
?ES?URE

Last one, hope someone can help

I think it might be vesture but cannot parse it

It is vesture

V is very, French for is = est, not sure about last bit

URE is an old word for 'use' (operation?)

...and ure is an obsolete word for operation.

Snap! Apologies, Mattrom, you beat me to it.

Looks like it was simultaneous, carpox1 :))

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