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Answer for the clue "Gandhi's garb ", 5 letters:
dhoti

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The dhoti , also known as vesti , dhuti , mardani , dhoteé , lacha , dhotra , is a traditional men's garment, worn in the Indian Subcontinent mainly by Indian , Nepalese and Bangladeshi people. It is worn predominantly in the countries of India , Bangladesh ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. Short names for people of India n. Short names for people of India

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1620s, from Hindi dhoti .

Usage examples of dhoti.

The Yogi did a number of preparatory gesticulations, and spoke what sounded like solemn incantations, then parted his dhoti rags and unashamedly pulled out his linga, which was like a black-barked twig.

He turned with a rustling of his silk dhoti to see Kausalya, a pooja thali in her hands, standing in the doorway of her own bedchamber.

Aztecians, Persians, Hanese, Samoans, Indians in dhotis and saris, the other flavor Indians in feathers.

Del and I dressed respectively in tunic and dhoti, donned sandals, gauze burnouses, and buckled on harnesses over the clothing.

Turner, who had a mild long-distance crush on the actress, edged up between two hopeful émigrés: a portly Madrasi producer in dhoti and jubbah, and a Hong Kong chop-socky director in a black frogged cotton jacket.

Lean as he was, there was still an undulating section of muscle between shortribs and the top of his dhoti.