What does the cryptic crossword clue "More beautiful female ditched a clothes horse (5)" mean?

The definition is "a clothes horse". The wordplay uses a deletion. AIRER (deletion) = AIRER; definition: "a clothes horse" The answer is AIRER.

More beautiful female ditched a clothes horse (5)

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