She takes off mildly interesting men in cloth caps (5)
I believe the answer is:
mimic
'off mildly interesting men in cloth caps' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'she' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'she' could be 'mimi' and 'mimi' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'c' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'takes' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mimic that I've seen before include "Appear just like" , "Take (someone) off" , "parrot" , "Mock" , "Imitate, especially for satirical effect" .)