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Beach where nothing's under cover! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lido

'beach' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'nothing's under cover' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'under' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'cover' becomes 'lid' (lid is a kind of cover**).
'o' put after 'lid' is 'LIDO'.

'where' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lido that I've seen before include "Swim here" , "Swimming and leisure area" , "Swimming bath" , "bathing-beach" , "Aquatic leisure centre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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