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Take off bits, half naked, rising (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unstrap

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'take off' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'bits half naked rising' is the wordplay.
'bits' becomes 'parts' (I've seen this before).
'half naked' becomes 'nu' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'rising' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (going up in a down clue).
'parts'+'nu'='partsnu'
'partsnu' in reverse letter order is 'UNSTRAP'.

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(Other definitions for unstrap that I've seen before include "Loosen tie" , "loose" , "Remove fastenings from" , "Release" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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