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Fur coat taken from Vera — by Tees? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ermine

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'fur coat' is the definition.

'taken from vera by tees?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'from' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is found within the answer.
'tees?' could be 'me' (where the crossword setter is 'Tees') and 'me' is located in the remaining letters.
The remaining letters 'er' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for ermine that I've seen before include "Expensive white fur" , "Animal with brown fur that turns white in winter" , "'Trimming on royal robes, say (6)'" , "special trimmings" , "Warm white covering" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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