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Sleazy bar over extremely suspect shed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

divest

'shed' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'sleazy bar over extremely suspect' is the wordplay.
'sleazy bar' becomes 'dive' (dive can mean a seedy or sleazy bar).
'over' says to put letters next to each other.
'extremely' suggests removing the centre (only the extremes of the word are used).
'suspect' with its middle removed is 'st'.
'dive'+'st'='DIVEST'

(Other definitions for divest that I've seen before include "Strip (someone of clothing)" , "Strip, remove garments" , "Strip, denude" , "Relieve (oneself of garment)" , "Strip off clothes, take away" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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