Threadbare Italian city embraces saint (7)

I believe the answer is:

napless

'threadbare' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'italian city embraces saint' is the wordplay.
'italian city' becomes 'naples' (city in Italy).
'embraces' indicates putting letters inside.
'saint' becomes 's'.
'naples' enclosing 's' is 'NAPLESS'.

(Another definition for napless that I've seen is " Threadbare".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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