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Definition of the rag trade noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the rag trade

noun
 
/ðə ˈræɡ treɪd/
 
/ðə ˈræɡ treɪd/
[singular] (old-fashioned, informal)
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  1. the business of designing, making and selling clothes
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