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Concealed hide close to sett (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

covert

'concealed' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'hide close to sett' is the wordplay.
'hide' becomes 'cover' (covering is a kind of hiding).
'close to' indicates one should take the final letters (the close/ending of).
The final letter of 'sett' is 't'.
'cover'+'t'='COVERT'

(Other definitions for covert that I've seen before include "Secret like fox's lair" , "Unacknowledged; thicket" , "Concealed, hidden" , "Thicket; not displayed" , "Not acknowledged" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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