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Breaking cover Greek character wheels round inside entrance (7)

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I believe the answer is:

gateway

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'entrance' is the definition.
(I know that gateway is a type of entrance)

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for gateway that I've seen before include "Yet a wag, strangely, could provide an entrance" , "Closable opening" , "Connection between two networks" , "Connection between computer networks" , "Means of access" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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