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Reversible raincoats and fleece (4)

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I believe the answer is:

scam

'fleece' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'reversible raincoats' is the wordplay.
'reversible' is a reversal indicator.
'raincoats' becomes 'macs' (mac is a kind of raincoat).
'macs' in reverse letter order is 'SCAM'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for scam that I've seen before include "Fraudulent trick or swindle" , "Swindle, fraud (colloq.)" , "Fraudulent business scheme" , "fiddle" , "A modern kind of swindle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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