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Australia has unit supplying material for protective layer (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ozone

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'protective layer' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'australia has unit' is the wordplay.
'australia' becomes 'oz' (informal name for Australia).
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'unit' becomes 'one' (synonyms).
'oz'+'one'='OZONE'

'supplying material for' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for ozone that I've seen before include "Ring" , "Sea-air" , "Sea air; bleaching agent" , "Bracing seaside air" , "lively atmosphere" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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