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The raw wound, uncovered on head (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nakedness

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'the raw' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'uncovered on head' is the wordplay.
'uncovered' becomes 'naked' (I've seen this before).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, letters appear on others).
'head' becomes 'ness' (ness is a headland).
'naked'+'ness'='NAKEDNESS'

'wound' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for nakedness that I've seen before include "Having nothing on" , "Nudity" , "being exposed?" .)

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