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Be free to be a nudist (4,7,2)

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I believe the answer is:

have nothing on

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

'to be a nudist' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
'to be' could be 'go' (going is a kind of being) and 'go' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for have nothing on that I've seen before include "Be uncommitted" , "barely?" , "being out of gear?" , "Lack engagement" , "like Gypsy Rose Lee ultimately" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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