Warned UP political leader — got exposed (9)

I believe the answer is:

unwrapped

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'exposed' is the definition.
(unwrapping is a kind of exposing)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Another definition for unwrapped that I've seen is " Deprived of covering".)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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