Unmasking Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "EXPOSURE" which means:

noun
• • Vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
• • The act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience
• • The disclosure of something secret
• • Aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces
• • The state of being vulnerable or exposed
• • The intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate
• • A representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
• • The act of exposing film to light
• • Presentation to view in an open or public manner
• • Abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open)

An example sentence would be:

• • "The photographer captured the perfect shot with the right exposure."
• • "Long-term exposure to the sun can cause skin damage."

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