Actors naked in bed (5)
I believe the answer is:
layer
'bed' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'actors naked' is the wordplay.
'actors' becomes 'players' ('player' can be a synonym of 'actor').
'naked' indicates the central letters (outside letters removed so centre is unclothed).
The centre of 'players' is 'LAYER'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for layer that I've seen before include "Stratum; eg, hen" , "Hen, perhaps" , "Stratum, tier" , "Early (anag.)" , "Stratum; chicken" .)