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Something to wear having reported naked flesh?

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bearskin

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'reported naked flesh?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'something to wear' is the wordplay.
'something' becomes 'skin' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to' says to put letters next to each other (I've seen this in other clues).
'wear' becomes 'bear' ('bear' can be a synonym of 'wear').
'skin' put after 'bear' is 'BEARSKIN'.

'having' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for bearskin that I've seen before include "It covers soldier's head" , "Military fur hat" , "Tall, fur regimental headdress" , "Capital asset" , "Tall furry cap" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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