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Ford's access door provides shade (10)

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I believe the answer is:

crosshatch

'shade' is the definition.
(crosshatching is a kind of shading)

'ford's access door' is the wordplay.
'ford' becomes 'cross' (I've seen this before).
'access door' becomes 'hatch'.
'cross'+'hatch'='CROSSHATCH'

'provides' is the link.

(Another definition for crosshatch that I've seen is " Scotch rash (anag) - shade in a drawing".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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