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Lay bare in sun's heat? Heavenly! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unsheathe

'lay bare' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'in sun's heat? heavenly' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'UNSHEATHE' is hidden within 'suns heat heavenly'.

(Other definitions for unsheathe that I've seen before include "Draw (weapon)" , "Pull out (a blade)" , "Remove from cover like sword" , "Take out of scabbard" , "Draw from a scabbard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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