Deer and sheep bound for cover (7)
I believe the answer is:
buckram
'bound for cover' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
'deer and sheep' is the wordplay.
'deer' becomes 'buck' (I've seen this in another clue).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'sheep' becomes 'ram' (male sheep).
'buck'+'ram'='BUCKRAM'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for buckram that I've seen before include "Coarse stuff" , "stiffening" , "Coarse material" , "stiff material" , "stiff stuff!" .)