Cryptic crossword clue
Coming round naked, stripped and wrapped in canopy 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word AWAKENING

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The straight part
We know that "Coming round" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case coming round = awakening.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does AWAKENING mean?

AWAKENING verb
  1. To cause to become awake.
  2. To stop sleeping; awake.
  3. To bring into action (something previously dormant); to stimulate.
  4. To call to a sense of sin.
AWAKENING noun
  1. The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
  2. A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
  3. Being roused into action or activity.
AWAKENING adjective
  1. Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting

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