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He likes to take off and do a strip (8)

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I believe the answer is:

parodist

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'he likes to take off' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'do a strip' is the wordplay.
'do a strip' can be anagrammed to 'PARODIST'.
But, I am not clear how this is indicated.

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for parodist that I've seen before include "The caricaturist" , "Comic imitator" , "One who mimics satirically" , "One takes off" , "One taking off" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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