The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word THONG
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result THONG
- Ton pig eats new leather strip
- It's not right to pack flip-flop
- Pants tune delivered by Mike Tyson
- Terribly hot? No good — strip!
- Strip to highlight one’s naked glory, primarily
- Strap, however, no good
- Heavyweight key locking up husband’s skimpy beachwear
- Skimpy underwear awfully hot, no good
- Host runs out in skimpy underwear
- Skimpy garment sported in marathon generally
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What does THONG mean?
THONG noun- A strip of leather.
- (usually in the plural) An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour.
- An undergarment or swimwear consisting of very narrow strips designed to cover just the genitals and nothing more.
- The largest section of a bullwhip constructed of many straps of braided leather.