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Helpless victim modelling with nothing on (7,4)

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I believe the answer is:

sitting duck

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'helpless victim' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'modelling with nothing on' is the wordplay.
'modelling with' becomes 'sitting' ('sit' can be a synonym of 'model'. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'nothing' becomes 'duck' (duck means zero in cricket).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'sitting'+'duck'='SITTING DUCK'

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(Other definitions for sitting duck that I've seen before include "Unmissable target" , "Potential victim" , "Obvious target" , "Wide-open target" , "Easy target" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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