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Send home from the front naked, abdomen rumbling (5)

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I believe the answer is:

demob

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'send home from the front' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'naked abdomen rumbling' is the wordplay.
'naked' indicates the central letters (outside letters removed so centre is unclothed).
'rumbling' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
The central letters of 'abdomen' are 'bdome'.
'bdome' with letters rearranged gives 'DEMOB'.

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(Other definitions for demob that I've seen before include "Leave the military" , "Discharge from army" , "Honourably discharge" , "Release from armed forces" , "Take out of action" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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