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Where to find the bathers with nothing under cover! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lido

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'where to find the bathers' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

'nothing under cover' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'under' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'cover' becomes 'lid' (lid is a kind of cover).
'o' put after 'lid' is 'LIDO'.

'with' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for lido that I've seen before include "Venetian resort" , "Open-air swimming-pool" , "Aquatic leisure centre" , "Italian bathing place" , "---- di Jesolo, Italian Adriatic resort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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