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Deprive of cover (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denude

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This might be a double definition.

'deprive' is the first definition.
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'cover' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'of' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for denude that I've seen before include "Clear so that nothing is left" , "Put off covering" , "Uncover" , "Strip away cover, make bare" , "Strip, deprive, of" .)

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