Leave out cover in employee's case (5)
I believe the answer is:
elide
'leave out' is the definition.
(I know that elide is a kind of leave out)
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for elide that I've seen before include "Omit vowel or syllable" , "Leave out, vowels perhaps" , "Rebut forgotten" , "Leave or strike out" , "Omit part of word" .)