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Excited seeing leg, not small, in flimsy robe (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

negligee

'flimsy robe' is the definition.

'excited seeing leg not small' is the wordplay.
'excited' indicates an anagram.
'not' suggests deleting specific letters.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'seeing'+'leg'='seeingleg'
'seeingleg' with 's' removed is 'eeingleg'.
'eeingleg' is an anagram of 'NEGLIGEE'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for negligee that I've seen before include "Loose dressing gown for women" , "Loose flimsy garment" , "Nightie" , "Thin dressing gown" , "Night shift" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Independent.
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