Crossword Genius

Naked, grizzly animal reportedly? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bare

'naked' is the definition.
(I know that naked can be written as bare)

'grizzly animal reportedly?' is the wordplay.
'grizzly animal' becomes 'bear' (grizzly bear).
'reportedly?' shows a homophone (sound like) (I've seen 'reportedly' mean this).
'bear' sounds like 'BARE'.

(Other definitions for bare that I've seen before include "Not covered" , "Naked or empty" , "Nude; uncover" , "Expose" , "Not clothed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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