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Show English model receiving kiss (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

expose

'show' is the definition.
(exposing is a kind of showing)

'english model receiving kiss' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'model' becomes 'pose' (model can mean to pose).
'receiving' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'kiss' becomes 'x' (X can represent a kiss).
'e'+'pose'='epose'
'epose' enclosing 'x' is 'EXPOSE'.

(Other definitions for expose that I've seen before include "Lay out to view" , "Disclose" , "Show up" , "Make visible or obvious" , "Lay bare" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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