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Remove clothes ready for excursion to the south? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

strip

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'remove clothes' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'excursion to the south?' is the wordplay.
'excursion' becomes 'trip' (I've seen this in other clues).
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'the south?' becomes 'S' (abbreviation).
'trip' put after 's' is 'STRIP'.

'ready for' is the link.
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(Other definitions for strip that I've seen before include "Team kit" , "every football club needs" , "Divest - team's garb" , "Empty" , "footballers' outfit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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