... stripped off woman often painted naked (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eve

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'stripped off woman' is the definition.
'Eve' can be an answer for 'woman' (Eve is an example). I'm not sure about the 'stripped off' bit.

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

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(Other definitions for eve that I've seen before include "Previous day" , "Day before Christmas" , "Mother of Abel" , "Threshold" , "when it gets dark" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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