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Conceal Jekyll's alter ego, you say? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hide

'conceal' is the definition.
('hide' can be a synonym of 'conceal')

'jekyll's alter ego you say?' is the wordplay.
'jekyll's alter ego' becomes 'hyde' (I've seen this before).
'you say?' shows a homophone (sound like).
'hyde' is a homophone of 'HIDE'.

(Other definitions for hide that I've seen before include "Take cover - skin" , "Place to observe wildlife" , "Once told, hurried < to > conceal" , "Pelt; conceal" , "Conceal - skin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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