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Can nude dancing be subtle? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nuanced

'subtle?' is the definition.
(nuanced means subtle or complex)

'can nude dancing' is the wordplay.
'dancing' is an anagram indicator.
'can'+'nude'='cannude'
'cannude' with letters rearranged gives 'NUANCED'.

'be' is the link.

(Other definitions for nuanced that I've seen before include "With subtly different shade of meaning" , "Characterised by subtle shades of meaning" , "Subtly varied" , "Subtly differentiated" , "with distinction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times and The Guardian.
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