Boys painted nude or in a skirt (7)

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I believe the answer is:

amorini

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'boys painted nude' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'or in a skirt' is the wordplay.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'skirt' becomes 'mini' (a mini skirt).
'a'+'mini'='amini'
'or' going inside 'amini' is 'AMORINI'.

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(Other definitions for amorini that I've seen before include "Italian loves" , "Cupids (in art) (It.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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