Covered container over in various colours (8)

I believe the answer is:

canopied

'covered' is the definition.
(canopying is a kind of covering)

'container over in various colours' is the wordplay.
'container' becomes 'can' (can is a kind of container).
'over' becomes 'o' (cricket abbreviation).
'in various colours' becomes 'pied' (I've seen this before).
'can'+'o'+'pied'='CANOPIED'

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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