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Advocate spending week in bed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

layer

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'bed' is the definition.
(I know that bed can be written as layer)

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(Other definitions for layer that I've seen before include "plate?" , "Single thickness and hen" , "Productive chicken" , "One supplying eggs" , "One of several thicknesses" .)

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