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Cover
figure
in
fancy
crepe
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Cover figure in fancy crepe (8)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
Look at Cover — that's your definition, meaning a pretence or pretext. Now for the wordplay: "fancy" signals an anagram of crepe, which rearranges to give you PRE...CE, and then you slot the figure TEN inside it to get the full answer.