Strips sudden tea, perhaps (9)

I believe the answer is:

denudates

'strips' is the definition.
(I know this)

'sudden tea perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'sudden'+'tea'='suddentea'
'suddentea' with letters rearranged gives 'DENUDATES'.

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

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