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Worker taking lead wrapped in cape (8)

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I believe the answer is:

headland

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'cape' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'worker taking lead wrapped' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
an anagram of 'lead' is 'eadl' which is located in the answer.
'worker' could be 'hand' (hand is a kind of worker) and 'hand' is found in the leftover letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for headland that I've seen before include "Cape" , "Promontory, territory jutting out into the sea" , "Ness" , "Bill" , "Narrow promontory" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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