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Girl going topless, the idiot (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ass

'the idiot' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'girl going topless' is the wordplay.
'girl' becomes 'cass'.
'going topless' means to remove the first letter.
'cass' with its initial letter taken away is 'ASS'.

(Other definitions for ass that I've seen before include "Hardy and sure-footed animal" , "slow-witted person" , "An American backside" , "Buffoon" , "Donkey - fool" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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