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demob suit

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noun

  1. informal a suit of civilian clothes issued to a demobilized soldier, esp at the end of World War II

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He spoke in a 1997 TV documentary about emerging from the Royal Navy after World War II in his demob suit and with £80.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2010

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