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She takes off mildly interesting men in cloth caps (5)

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I believe the answer is:

mimic

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'off mildly interesting men in cloth caps' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'she' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'she' could be 'mimi' and 'mimi' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'c' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'takes' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for mimic that I've seen before include "Appear just like" , "Take (someone) off" , "parrot" , "Mock" , "Imitate, especially for satirical effect" .)

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