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Study an eccentric dude getting stripped (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denuded

'stripped' is the definition.
('denude' can be a synonym of 'strip')

'study an eccentric dude getting' is the wordplay.
'study' becomes 'den' (I've seen this before).
'an eccentric' indicates an anagram.
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'dude' is an anagram of 'uded'.
'den'+'uded'='DENUDED'

(Other definitions for denuded that I've seen before include "Laid bare" , "Stripped" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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