I stay green and needle-clad in deep winter snow, yet say my name aloud and you might mistake me for the soft, warm coat of a sleeping arctic fox. What am I?
A fir tree
Homophone wordplay between the evergreen 'fir' and animal 'fur' used to keep warm.
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