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Lead coating for other parsley, for example (3-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pot-herb

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'lead coating' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'other parsley for example' is the wordplay.
'other' becomes 'pot' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'parsley for example' becomes 'herb' (parsley is a kind of herb).
'pot'+'herb'='POT-HERB'

'for' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for pot-herb that I've seen is " Plant, parts of which are used in cooking".)

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