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Gloss over the defects (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

whitewash

(Other definitions for whitewash that I've seen before include "Cover-up -- wall coating" , "Deliberate cover-up of faults" , "Wall pigment; defeat" , "Cover up - wall coating" , "overwhelming defeat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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