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She provides compensation for loss of canine (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tooth fairy

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'she provides compensation for loss' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'canine' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'canine' could be 'tooth' (canine is a type of tooth) and 'tooth' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'fairy' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tooth fairy that I've seen before include "Spirit said to leave money at night in compensation for losing a gnasher" , "Parent really" , "She leaves money for molar" , "It may bring comfort to a child" , "Visitor leaving kids money" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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