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Those providing cover for some privates? (1-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

y-fronts

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'those providing cover' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'for some privates?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'for' is 'fro' which is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for y-fronts that I've seen before include "Style of underpants" , "Men's pants" , "Underwear (of a certain character?)" , "Pants for men" , "briefs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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