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Tossing in the raw, without good pyjamas? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nightwear

'pyjamas?' is the definition.
(pyjamas is a kind of nightwear)

'tossing in the raw without good' is the wordplay.
'tossing' is an anagram indicator.
'without' means one lot of letters goes inside another ('without' can be similar in meaning to 'outside').
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'in'+'the'+'raw'='intheraw'
'intheraw' with letters rearranged gives 'nihtwear'.
'nihtwear' placed around 'g' is 'NIGHTWEAR'.

(Other definitions for nightwear that I've seen before include "Certain garments" , "negligee, say" , "evening dress" , "Bed clothing (W, not G)" , "habit of one retiring" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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