### Clue: Previous Egyptian spy that Iran got the covers off (7)
### Answer: PHARAOH 
 ### Explanation: Previous Egyptian spy that Iran got the covers off (7)
(s)**P**(y) (t)**HA**(t) (i)**RA**(n) (g)**O**(t) (t)**H**(e) [*covers off* = missing first and last letters]