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Invest in stripping scheme after arterial obstruction (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

clothe

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'invest' is the definition.
(I know that invest can be written as clothe)

'stripping scheme after arterial obstruction' is the wordplay.
'stripping' means to look at the middle letters.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'arterial obstruction' becomes 'clot' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The middle of 'scheme' is 'he'.
'he' put after 'clot' is 'CLOTHE'.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for clothe that I've seen before include "Put garments onto" , "Provide cover for body and limbs" , "apparel" , "Attire" , "Remote area in Mongolia/China" .)

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