The apparel industry has long had its own lexicon, as suggested by its self-styled name of the rag trade.

So much so, that a hypothetical briefing for a raid by Customs and Excise using industry colloquialisms, would seem like a different language:

“The target premises have mixed use, mostly as a stock house but with some tied CMT. They buy in cabbage to produce shells for counterfeit luxury-brand schmutter. Make sure you get the lays and dockets, not just the pieces. Take samples of the incidentals and any paper trail and computers. We need to time it when the runner visits but ideally whilst any cutters and finishers are off-site.”

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