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Gleam covers him: mercifully only partly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shimmer

'gleam' is the definition.
(I know that shimmer is a type of gleam)

'covers him mercifully only partly' is the wordplay.
'only partly' indicates a hidden word.
'SHIMMER' is hidden within 'covers him mercifully'.

(Other definitions for shimmer that I've seen before include "glow" , "Shine tremulously" , "Twinkle" , "glint"" , "Give off tremulous light" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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