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Topless lingerie item giving you a turn (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eddy

'a turn' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'topless lingerie item' is the wordplay.
'topless' means to remove the first letter.
'lingerie item' becomes 'teddy' (type of lingerie item).
'teddy' with its first letter taken away is 'EDDY'.

'giving you' is the link.

(Other definitions for eddy that I've seen before include "current running back" , "Rapid circular current" , "Counter-current" , "Man" , "Spin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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