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Member needs your and my protection (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

armour

'protection' is the definition.
(armour is a kind of protection)

'member needs your and my' is the wordplay.
'member' becomes 'arm' (arm is a kind of member).
'needs' says to put letters next to each other.
'your and my' becomes 'our' (I've seen this before).
'arm'+'our'='ARMOUR'

(Other definitions for armour that I've seen before include "Protective covering for knight of old" , "Protective apparel" , "Protective clothing" , "Personal protection" , "Protective covering made of metal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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