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The Italian to sit around, covered in hair (6)

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I believe the answer is:

pilose

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'covered in hair' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs occasionally define each other.

'the italian to sit around' is the wordplay.
'the italian' becomes 'il' ('the' in Italian).
'to sit' becomes 'pose' (as in sitting for a painter).
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'il' inserted into 'pose' is 'PILOSE'.

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(Other definitions for pilose that I've seen before include "Thematic types [DOGS] typically" , "Hairy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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