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A note in Nature superficially covers worms (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

annelids

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'worms' is the definition.
(annelid is a kind of worm)

'a note in nature superficially covers' is the wordplay.
'a note' becomes 'n' (abbreviation).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'nature superficially' becomes 'ane' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'covers' becomes 'lids' (lid is a kind of cover).
'n' inserted inside 'ane' is 'anne'.
'anne'+'lids'='ANNELIDS'

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(Another definition for annelids that I've seen is " worms".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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