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Having no cover led Yank astray (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nakedly

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'having no cover' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'led yank astray' is the wordplay.
'astray' indicates anagramming the letters.
'led'+'yank'='ledyank'
'ledyank' is an anagram of 'NAKEDLY'.

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(Other definitions for nakedly that I've seen before include "Key land (anag) - in a blatant manner" , "(Done) without shame, or clothes!" , "In an unclothed manner" , "in blatant fashion" , "In nude manner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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