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Desperate haste by husband for condom (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sheath

'condom' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'desperate haste by husband' is the wordplay.
'desperate' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'husband' becomes 'h'.
'haste' is an anagram of 'sheat'.
'sheat'+'h'='SHEATH'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for sheath that I've seen before include "coat" , "Condom" , "Protective case for a knife or sword" , "cocktail dress" , "Close fitting dress" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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