Tune Laura played in the nude (2,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

au naturel

'nude' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'tune laura played' is the wordplay.
'played' indicates anagramming the letters (letters playing around).
'tune'+'laura'='tunelaura'
'tunelaura' with letters rearranged gives 'AU NATUREL'.

'in the' is the link.

(Other definitions for au naturel that I've seen before include "Naked in French, to aural tune" , "Cooked plainly or raw" , "Very simply" , "served without dressing" , "Undressed (French)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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