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Able to work close to factory, there is cover (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

canopy

'cover' is the definition.
(canopying is a kind of covering)

'able to work close to factory' is the wordplay.
'able' becomes 'can'.
'to work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'close to' suggests the final letters (the close/ending of).
The last letter of 'factory' is 'y'.
'can'+'op'+'y'='CANOPY'

'there is' is the link.

(Other definitions for canopy that I've seen before include "Overhead covering, on bed or throne say" , "in the topmost branches" , "tester" , "Hangong cover as over a bed" , "Ornamental covering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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