The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word G-STRING
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More clues leading to the result G-STRING
- Head of Government keeping nothing hidden, getting minimal coverage
- . Limited coverage? It’s been given some air
- Motioning to leave EU? This is very revealing
- Leer about extremely short girl’s top and thong
- Underwear's good — putting away without a bit of odour
- It barely covers movement out of EU
- Good call to arrest skinhead with tee and skimpy clothing
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "skimpy clothing" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case skimpy clothing = g-string.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.