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About to enter bed and procreate (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

breed

'procreate' is the definition.
(breeding is a kind of procreating)

'about to enter bed' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' (regarding).
'to enter' is an insertion indicator.
're' going into 'bed' is 'BREED'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for breed that I've seen before include "Propagate; this happy one, Richard II" , "Special variety within a species" , "Livestock classification" , "Mate specific animals to produce certain qualities" , "Produce offspring, say horses" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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