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A man is bold showing these off! (10)

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I believe the answer is:

abdominals

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'these off' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'a man is bold' is the wordplay.
'a man is bold' anagrams to 'ABDOMINALS'.
Though, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

'showing' is the link.

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I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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