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Untidy, eccentric in state of undress (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nudity

'state of undress' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'untidy eccentric' is the wordplay.
'eccentric' is an anagram indicator.
'untidy' is an anagram of 'NUDITY'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nudity that I've seen before include "Unclothed state" , "that would horrify Mrs Grundy" , "State of being without clothes" , "Condition of having no clothes on" , "State of nature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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