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Playground sure to have covers removed and reappear (5)

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I believe the answer is:

recur

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'reappear' is the definition.
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'playground sure to have covers removed' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'playground' could be 'rec' (short for recreation ground) and 'rec' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ur' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for recur that I've seen before include "come back to one's mind" , "Happen again or repetitively" , "Be repeated" , "Return to mind" , "Repeat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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