Lineker essentially stripped into pants, rudely flashing bits (8)
I believe the answer is:
blinkers
'rudely flashing bits' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'lineker essentially stripped into pants' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'into' could be 'in' and 'in' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for blinkers that I've seen before include "They prevent a horse from seeing sideways" , "Leather flaps on a horse's bridle" , "Impediments to seeing the truth" , "They inhibit vision, for person or horse" , "They indicate" .)