Contemptible person removing outer layer of clothing (5)

I believe the answer is:

louse

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(Other definitions for louse that I've seen before include "Contemptible type" , "25 [PARASITE]" , "Human parasite" , "Bloodsucking parasitic insect" , "Unpleasant person" .)

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