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Scant cover left over in hospital to hide lump (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loincloth

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'scant cover' is the definition.
(garment providing only a little coverage)

'left over in hospital to hide lump' is the wordplay.
'left over' becomes 'lo' (this might be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'hospital' becomes 'h'.
'to hide' is an insertion indicator.
'lump' becomes 'clot'.
'in'+'h'='inh'
'inh' enclosing 'clot' is 'incloth'.
'lo'+'incloth'='LOINCLOTH'

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(Other definitions for loincloth that I've seen before include "Minimal garment" , "Garment Indian may have" , "Minimum clothing?" , "this is placed round middle of groin?" , "Simple garment" .)

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