Dane confused about king not wearing anything (5)

I believe the answer is:

naked

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'dane confused about king not wearing anything' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'dane confused about king' is the wordplay.
'confused' is an anagram indicator.
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'king' becomes 'K' (chess abbreviation).
'dane' is an anagram of 'naed'.
'naed' going around 'k' is 'NAKED'.

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(Other definitions for naked that I've seen before include "Starkers" , "Without clothes" , "Knead (anag.)" , "Bare" , "Undressed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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