It's near the naked soil! (5)
I believe the answer is:
earth
'soil' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'it's near the naked' is the wordplay.
'naked' says the answer is hidden in the clue (with the letters around the hidden word taken off).
'EARTH' is hidden in the letters of 'near the'.
(Other definitions for earth that I've seen before include "hideaway" , "Third rock from the Sun" , "brownish pigment?" , "Dirty hole" , "costs so much?" .)