### Clue: Stepford wife takes her top off and reveals bum (5)
### Answer: IDLER 
 ### Explanation: Definition: bum
 "Midler"(Bette, actress who played a character that became one of the Stepford wives in the 2004 film of that name) **minus its 1st letter**(takes her top off).
Defn: …, as in a whole person, and not just part.