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Remove coat, translucent by the sound of it? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shear

'remove coat' is the definition.

'translucent by the sound of it?' is the wordplay.
'translucent' becomes 'sheer'.
'by the sound of it?' shows a homophone (sound like).
'sheer' is a homophone of 'SHEAR'.

(Other definitions for shear that I've seen before include "Cutter" , "Barber" , "Cut with clippers" , "strain" , "Fleece; cut" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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