Blacktie

13 clues
Formal
Semiformal
Formal wear
Fairly formal
Formal attire
Kind of affair
Gala garb, often
Formal indication
Formal-affair wear
Formal, but not too
Like some formal events
Fund-raiser wear, perhaps
Phrase on some invitations
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