Openly gay youth stripped (3)

I believe the answer is:

out

'openly gay' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'youth stripped' is the wordplay.
'stripped' indicates the central letters.
The central letters of 'youth' are 'OUT'.

(Other definitions for out that I've seen before include "See 19" , "Dismissed, in cricket" , "not worth considering" , "Walking back to the pavilion" , "Defeated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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