Eat dirt, maybe, but not in one's birthday suit! (7)

I believe the answer is:

attired

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'not in one's birthday suit' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'eat dirt maybe' is the wordplay.
'maybe' is an anagram indicator.
'eat'+'dirt'='eatdirt'
'eatdirt' is an anagram of 'ATTIRED'.

'but' is the link.

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(Other definitions for attired that I've seen before include "Dressed or clothed" , "Wearing clothes" , "Turned out" , "surrounded by duds" , "got up" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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