Agree that a suit is good, as with others; show you've made an effort, show you want the job! If you've gone through a recruiter ask them; "hey, what do you think is the right dress code?" . I still, to this day don't always clue what is the right dress code for a certain event and have no problem saying to colleagues what's the dress code.
Likewise; if you find yourself feeling overdressed, its easy to dress down a suit simply by pulling the tie, I would usually ask in a round about way, engagement with the interviewer "hey, feeling a bit over-dressed, mind if I lose the tie?", often everyone breathes a sigh of relief, but be authentic whatever you do, if you put on the suit, look and act as if it is natural, don't let dress code ruffle you, unless you under-dress! always easier to undo a top button than sitting there wishing you has one!
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