Tissue that covers the iris and pupil (6)

I believe the answer is:

cornea

(Other definitions for cornea that I've seen before include "Clear part of the eye" , "Eyeball membrane" , "transplantable part" , "Transparent part of the coat of the eyeball" , "It covers the eye" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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