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Lunchbox cover located by staff (7)

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manhood

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'lunchbox' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'cover located by staff' is the wordplay.
'cover' becomes 'hood' (hooding is a kind of covering).
'located by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'staff' becomes 'man' (as in staffing or manning a particular place).
'hood' put after 'man' is 'MANHOOD'.

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(Other definitions for manhood that I've seen before include "What a boy reaches after puberty" , "21 [PETER]" , "State of adult male" , "Virility" , "Adult condition" .)

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