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I believe the answer is:

rind

(Other definitions for rind that I've seen before include "thick skin" , "Outer layer (of cheese)" , "Skin of orange or melon" , "Fruit covering" , "Outer edge of a bacon rasher" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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