Cover
Cover noun - Something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth.
Usage example: under cover of friendship the con man insinuated himself in the lives of the unsuspecting couple
Fig leaf and cover are semantically related in wrapping topic. In some cases you can use "Fig leaf" instead a noun "Cover".
Fig leaf
Fig leaf noun - A leaf from a fig tree.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Adam is desperate to have sex with Eve, but Eve assumes that he wants a fig leaf to cover his naked body.
Source: Series / Carry On Christmas -
The Censor Box is used to cover up an offending sight with something that obviously doesn't belong, less physically part of the scene than any sort of fig leaf.
Source: Censor Box
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