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A red bed, sadly covered in hair (7)

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I believe the answer is:

bearded

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'covered in hair' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with fundamental existence as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'a red bed sadly' is the wordplay.
'sadly' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'red'+'bed'='aredbed'
'aredbed' is an anagram of 'BEARDED'.

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(Another definition for bearded that I've seen is " With hirsute chin".)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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