17 across
Notice
alongside
short
relative
bear
being
picked
up?
(6)
Notice alongside short relative bear being picked up? (6)
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How the clue works
The definition is bear being picked up?, meaning 'bare' when heard aloud, which gives the sense of unclothed or UNCLAD. The wordplay is UNCL (a short form of 'uncle', the relative) placed alongside AD (a notice), making UNCLAD.