Beginning to strip, rip off long clothes? (7)

I believe the answer is:

disrobe

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'beginning to strip rip off long clothes?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'beginning to strip rip off long clothes?' is the wordplay.
'beginning to' indicates taking the first letters.
'rip off' becomes 'rob' (robbing is a kind of ripping off).
'long' becomes 'die' (to long for or to die for something is to crave it).
'clothes?' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are clothed in others).
The first letter of 'strip' is 's'.
's'+'rob'='srob'
'srob' going inside 'die' is 'DISROBE'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for disrobe that I've seen before include "Undress" , "bare" , "Remove formal clothing" , "Strip" , "Get undressed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.