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Covers eyes, we hear, to turn over (7)

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I believe the answer is:

capsize

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'turn over' is the definition.
(I know that capsize is a kind of the turn over)

'covers eyes we hear' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'covers' could be 'caps' (capping is a kind of covering) and 'caps' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ize' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for capsize that I've seen before include "Turn so that keel faces upwards" , "Overturn (a boat)" , "Of boat, turn turtle" , "Upset" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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