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Geese flying east into cover (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skein

'geese flying' is the definition.

'east into cover' is the wordplay.
'east' becomes 'e' ('E' can be a synonym of 'east').
'into' is an insertion indicator.
'cover' becomes 'skin' (skin is a kind of cover**).
'e' inserted within 'skin' is 'SKEIN'.

(Other definitions for skein that I've seen before include "Coil of wool - flock of geese" , "Ball of yarn" , "Coiled length of yarn" , "Piece of loose-coiled yarn" , "A number of birds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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