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Clerk's enclosure to woman covering matter (3-6)

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I believe the answer is:

pen-pusher

'clerk's' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'enclosure to woman covering matter' is the wordplay.
'enclosure' becomes 'pen' (pen is a kind of enclosure).
'to woman' becomes 'her' (her refers to a woman).
'covering' is an insertion indicator.
'matter' becomes 'pus' (liquid matter produced by the body).
'pen'+'her'='penher'
'penher' going around 'pus' is 'PEN-PUSHER'.

(Another definition for pen-pusher that I've seen is " Clerical worker with a boring job".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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