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Covers hip-hop songs on the radio (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wraps

'covers' is the definition.
(wrapping is a kind of covering)

'hip-hop songs on the radio' is the wordplay.
'hip-hop songs' becomes 'raps' (hip-hop usually features rapping).
'on the radio' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'raps' is a homophone of 'WRAPS'.

(Other definitions for wraps that I've seen before include "Loose garments; finishes filming" , "The concealed kept under them" , "Envelops" , "Secret things are kept under them" , "Fillings rolled up in soft tortillas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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