7 down
Covered
as
a
learner,
I
drove
erratically
(8)
Covered as a learner, I drove erratically (8)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is Covered. For the wordplay, take A, then L (the abbreviation for learner), then I, then DROVE, and anagram the whole lot — that's your "erratically" signal — and they reshuffle neatly into OVERLAID.