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Fur coat material encloses family (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sealskin

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'fur coat' is the definition.

'encloses family' is the wordplay.
'encloses' becomes 'seals' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'family' becomes 'kin' (synonyms).
'seals'+'kin'='SEALSKIN'

'material' is the link.
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(Other definitions for sealskin that I've seen before include "Fur - lean kiss (anag)" , "Fur from the sea" , "Form of fur for garments" , "Marine fur" , "prepared fur" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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