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Firm provided partial cover (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coif

'partial cover' is the definition.
(type of cap)

'firm provided' is the wordplay.
'firm' becomes 'co' (a firm is a company).
'provided' becomes 'if' (eg 'provided it's sunny' means 'if it's sunny').
'co'+'if'='COIF'

(Other definitions for coif that I've seen before include "what can be made of lawn?" , "Headgear" , "Nun's cap" , "Cap worn by fundamentalist Mormon women: hairstyle" , "Dress the hair" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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