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Sid about to stop bonkers folk who seek exposure? (7)

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nudists

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'folk who seek exposure?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and 'folk' are nouns, they are not in the same form of the noun.

'sid about to stop bonkers' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'to stop' is an insertion indicator (stopping can mean blocking a gap).
'bonkers' becomes 'nuts' (synonyms).
'sid' anagrammed gives 'dis'.
'dis' going into 'nuts' is 'NUDISTS'.

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(Other definitions for nudists that I've seen before include "They're exposed" , "they're not in gear" , "exposed people" , "they reveal all" , "Strippers?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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