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Cover or uncover (4)

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skin

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'cover' is the definition.
(I know that skin is a type of cover)

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(Other definitions for skin that I've seen before include "External membrane of body" , "Flense" , "Outer surface" , "Remove the outer layer" , "What keeps you in" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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