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Covered up by Swiss or Cypriots' type of crucifix (1,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

y cross

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'covered up by swiss or cypriots' type' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'crucifix' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'crucifix' could be 'cross' (I've seen this before) and 'cross' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'y' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'of' is the link.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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