Prickly covering of a seed Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. small bit used in dentistry or surgery
2. seed vessel having hooks or prickles
(verb)
1. remove the burrs from

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PRICKLY (adjective)
1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
2. very irritable
COVERING (noun)
1. the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
2. the work of applying something

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
RUB

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