### Clue: Protection from water or soup? (4,6)
### Answer: DAMP COURSE 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Protection from water,soup
  Double defn: 1st:  Aka "damp-proof course".  A protective layer of impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building to prevent dampness,water rising into the building; and 2nd:  Cryptic description of a damp,wet,liquid course,soup in a meal.