The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ELYTRA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ELYTRA
- City of sculpture, say, modified covers over wings
- See Italian restaurant snubbed, offering plates of worms!
- See painting about beetles’ forewings
- See beautiful pattern, maybe around insect’s wings
- Widely travelled, carrying protection for flyers
- Appendages of steely trains
- Flying early, pilot finally gets wings
- Covers for wing-commander, immaculately trained for hiding and stealth
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What does ELYTRA mean?
ELYTRA noun- A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.