The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word UNCLOTHE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result UNCLOTHE
- Expose old pawnbroker hoarding books by Henry
- Take covering off books Henry introduced to relative
- Reluctant to wear headless dummy’s strip
- Uncomfortably hot relative’s about to strip
- Nancy’s a fool getting man to strip
- Foreign article includes material showing what exotic dancers do
- Relative devouring hot comic strip
- Blue Berets set over His Excellency’s shed
- Relation, terribly hot inside, gets to strip
- Relative touring exotic hot strip
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The straight part
We know that "strip" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case strip = unclothe.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.
What does UNCLOTHE mean?
UNCLOTHE verb- To strip of clothes or covering; to make naked.