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SEAL at front that's shot all over heals completely (6,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

closes up

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'heals completely' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'seal at front that's shot all over' is the wordplay.
'at front' suggests taking the first letters.
'that's shot' becomes 'closeup' (I've seen this before).
'all over' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
The initial letter of 'seal' is 's'.
's' put inside 'closeup' is 'CLOSES UP'.

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(Another definition for closes up that I've seen is " is no longer in business".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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