The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word UNDRESS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result UNDRESS
- Take off something worn in warm weather – not initially
- Strip or uniform associated with northern outfit
- Cleaner scrubbing US city strip
- Take clothes off washerwoman abandoning US city
- Strip? Kinky nurses do, almost
- Diabolical ruses employed to get around North Dakota, “The Altogether State”
- Strip of red sun’s set
- Posh Bond girl that’s torn off a strip
- Peacekeeping outfit seen in strip
- Upper-class original Bond girl having taken top off is déshabillé
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The straight part
We know that "The Altogether State" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case the altogether state = undress.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does UNDRESS mean?
UNDRESS noun- Partial or informal dress for women, as worn in the home rather than in public.
- Informal clothing for men, as opposed to formal or ceremonial wear.
- Now more specifically, a state of having few or no clothes on.
- To remove one's clothing.
- To remove one’s clothing.
- To remove the clothing of (someone).
- To strip of something.
- To take the dressing, or covering, from.