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Strip guy smuggling drug to Norway (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denude

'strip' is the definition.
('denude' can be a synonym of 'strip')

'guy smuggling drug to norway' is the wordplay.
'guy' becomes 'dude'.
'smuggling' is an insertion indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'drug' becomes 'e' (e is another name for ecstasy).
'to norway' becomes 'n'.
'e'+'n'='en'
'dude' enclosing 'en' is 'DENUDE'.

(Other definitions for denude that I've seen before include "Strip, deprive, of" , "Strip cover from, as leaves from trees" , "Lay bare" , "Clear so that nothing is left" , "Strip - expose" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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