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Unmasking in dark room? (8)

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exposure

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(Other definitions for exposure that I've seen before include "Appearance before the public" , "being unmasked" , "Vulnerability; photograph" , "Laying open to public view" , "Act of laying open or bare" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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