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Now, nude dancing is not acknowledged (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unowned

'is not acknowledged' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'now nude dancing' is the wordplay.
'dancing' indicates an anagram.
'now'+'nude'='nownude'
'nownude' with letters rearranged gives 'UNOWNED'.

(Other definitions for unowned that I've seen before include "not acknowledged" , "Not possessed" , "Not admitted to" , "Lacking a possessor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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