Usually means: Remove layers to reveal core.
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  1. strip away: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. strip away: Merriam-Webster
  3. strip away: Wiktionary
  4. strip away: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. strip away: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (strip away)

verb:  (transitive) To remove, whether bit by bit or suddenly.
verb:  (transitive, figurative) To discard or disregard; to ignore (a factor that obscures the reality).

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