Crossword Genius

Doze, sheltered in special clothing (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sleep

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

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

'sheltered in special clothing' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'sheltered' could be 'lee' (as in lee side, the side sheltered from wind) and 'lee' is found in the answer.
'special' could be 'sp' (abbreviation) and 'sp' is present in the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for sleep that I've seen before include "''... that knits up the ravell'd sleeve of care'' (Macbeth)" , "Wayne _; former Royal Ballet principal dancer" , "Produced (egg)" , "Slumber" , "crash" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.