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I paper over stage with wings (5)

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I believe the answer is:

imago

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'stage with wings' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'i paper over' is the wordplay.
'paper' becomes 'ogam' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'over' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'ogam' backwards is 'mago'.
'i'+'mago'='IMAGO'

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(Other definitions for imago that I've seen before include "idealised figure" , "picture of important person" , "in the developmental stage" , "For example, monarch ultimately" , "Mature insect stage" .)

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