Turn quickly by bar as Cherry is naked (8)
I believe the answer is:
leafless
'cherry is naked' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'turn quickly by bar' is the wordplay.
'turn quickly' becomes 'leaf' (leafing is a kind of turning. I am not sure about the 'quickly' bit.).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'bar' becomes 'less' (both can mean 'not including').
'leaf'+'less'='LEAFLESS'
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for leafless that I've seen before include "State of deciduous trees in winter" , "Conditiion of deciduous trees in winter" .)