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Attractive topless print (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

etching

'print' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'attractive topless' is the wordplay.
'attractive' becomes 'fetching' ('fetching' can be similar in meaning to 'attractive').
'topless' means to remove the first letter.
'fetching' with its initial letter taken away is 'ETCHING'.

(Other definitions for etching that I've seen before include "Print produced from an engraved plate" , "graven image" , "Deep print" , "Eating away; corroding" , "Carving into a surface" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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