Having bands almost naked (7)
I believe the answer is:
striped
'naked' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for striped that I've seen before include "Like a zebra" , "like Shere Khan" , "Decorated with lines" , "Red tips (anag.)" , "streaked" .)