Find intimate in book without cover (7)
I believe the answer is:
unearth
'find' is the definition.
(unearthing is a kind of finding)
'intimate in book without cover' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'intimate' could be 'near' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'near' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for unearth that I've seen before include "reveal" , "Expose" , "Bring out of obscurity" , "Discover" , "Disinter" .)