He likes to take off and do a strip (8)
I believe the answer is:
parodist
'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.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for parodist that I've seen before include "The caricaturist" , "Comic imitator" , "One who mimics satirically" , "One takes off" , "One taking off" .)