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Bill, mascot having no clothing — saucy stuff (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tabasco

'saucy stuff' is the definition.
(I know that Tabasco is saucy)

'bill mascot having no clothing' is the wordplay.
'bill' becomes 'tab' (a tab is a bill at a bar).
'having no clothing' means to look at the middle letters (letters which 'clothe' the word are removed).
The centre of 'mascot' is 'asco'.
'tab'+'asco'='TABASCO'

(Other definitions for tabasco that I've seen before include "Red pepper sauce" , "condiment?" , "Hot sauce made from capsicums" , "A hot spicy sauce" , "Hot pepper sauce" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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