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Sailor with coat and first man to cover a road? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tarmacadam

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'cover a road?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'sailor with coat and first man' is the wordplay.
'sailor' becomes 'tar' (slang term for a sailor).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'coat' becomes 'mac' (mac is a kind of coat).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'first man' becomes 'adam' (first man in the Bible).
'tar'+'mac'+'adam'='TARMACADAM'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tarmacadam that I've seen before include "Road surface" , "Road-surfacing material" , "Road surfacing" , "could cover one's tracks" .)

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