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Take uniform off (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strip

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This could be a double definition.

'take' is the first definition.
(stripping is a kind of taking)

'uniform off' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for strip that I've seen before include "Plunder" , "Series of cartoons" , "every football club needs" , "Empty" , "US road lined with shops" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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