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Crazy finance rules surrounding current protection product (4,9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

life insurance

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'protection product' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'crazy finance rules surrounding current' is the wordplay.
'crazy' indicates an anagram.
'surrounding' is an insertion indicator.
'current' becomes 'I' (symbol for electric current).
'finance'+'rules'='financerules'
'financerules' with letters rearranged gives 'lifensurance'.
'lifensurance' placed around 'i' is 'LIFE-INSURANCE'.

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(Another definition for life insurance that I've seen is " Cover against one's demise?".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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