The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word THIMBLE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result THIMBLE
- After mishap the limb provides protection for finger
- Doctor in Leith arranged protective cover for finger
- Broth I’m blending contains something to provide protection
- Sewer cover?
- Thumb thing — thumbthing thought?
- Thumb thing that’th a thign?
- Provider of digital protection?
- Cover for sewers?
- Token for digital protection
- Metal cover protecting the sewer
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What does THIMBLE mean?
THIMBLE noun- A pitted, now usually metal, cap for the fingers, used in sewing to push the needle.
- A similarly shaped socket in machinery.
- A thimbleful.
- A ring of metal or rope used in a ship's rigging; it is a protection against chafing.