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Unusual rum label covering a lot of things (8)

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umbrella

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'a lot of things' is the definition.
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'unusual rum label covering' is the wordplay.
'unusual' indicates anagramming the letters.
'covering' means one lot of letters go next to another (in a down clue, some letters go above others).
'rum' after 'label' is 'labelrum'.
'labelrum' is an anagram of 'UMBRELLA'.

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(Other definitions for umbrella that I've seen before include "cover for the British weather?" , "protective cover" , "Parasol" , "The old song urges to let a smile be yours" , "Handheld collapsible canopy" .)

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