The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word GODIVA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result GODIVA
- In the past, I got up out of habit
- Bareback rider avoiding flips in exiting
- Cheer on opera star, one who appeared naked
- Bareback rider?
- Famous rider keen to return after travel
- Travel with dominant female, one making notorious journey on horseback
- She is barely remembered as being against oppressive taxes
- Keen old granny’s first up to become ancient streaker
- In W Indian region, twerp who rode bareback?
- Encouragement to singer, one barely famous
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The straight part
We know that "one who appeared naked" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one who appeared naked = godiva.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.