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Conceal part of innings in tournament (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cover up

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'conceal' is the definition.
(covering up is a kind of concealing)

'innings in tournament' is the wordplay.
'innings' becomes 'over' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'tournament' becomes 'cup' (eg the World Cup).
'over' going inside 'cup' is 'COVER-UP'.

'part of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for cover up that I've seen before include "Conceal" , "Attempt at concealment" , "Withhold information" , "cost of insurance has risen" , "whitewash" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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