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We think the answer is "SKIN" which means:

noun
• • A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
• • An outer surface (usually thin)
• • Body covering of a living animal
• • A person's skin regarded as their life
• • A member of any of several british or american groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent
• • A person whose head is bald or shaved
• • The rind of a fruit or vegetable
• • A bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal
verb
• • Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
• • Bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of
• • Remove the bark of a tree
• • Remove the skin from

An example sentence would be:

• • "She has fair skin that burns easily in the sun."
• • "The snake shed its old skin and revealed a shiny new one."

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