Unprotected Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "NAKED" which means:

adjective satellite
• • Having no clothes on the body
• • Having no protecting or concealing cover
• • (of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument
• • Devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure
• • Lacking any cover
adjective
• • Bare, not covered by clothing.
• • Lacking some clothing; clothed only in underwear.
• • Glib, without decoration, put bluntly.
• • Characterized by the nakedness of the people concerned or to whom the described noun is attributed.
• • Unarmed.
• • Unaided, unaccompanied.
• • Unprotected, uncovered; (by extension) without a condom.
• • (of a derivative contract) where the writer (seller) does not own the underlying asset to cover the contract.
• • Resourceless, poor, lacking means.
• • (with “of”) lacking or devoid of something.
• • Blank, clean, empty.
• • (of land, rocks, or plants) barren, having no foliage, unvegetated.
• • Uncomfortable or vulnerable, as if missing something important.
• • (of food or other consumer products) without any additives, or without some component that would usually be included.
• • Of a singularity, not hidden within an event horizon and thus observable from other parts of spacetime.
verb
• • To make naked; to bare.

An example sentence would be:

• • "He stood there naked, not caring about the stares."
• • "The baby crawled around naked on the floor."

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