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Ben is out of bed linen that's striped (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lined

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'that's striped' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'ben is out of bed' is the wordplay.
'ben' becomes 'line' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'is' becomes 'be'.
'out of' suggests deleting specific letters.
'bed' with 'be' removed is 'd'.
'line'+'d'='LINED'

'linen' acts as a link.
This may not be right. It may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for lined that I've seen before include "Marked by seams or wrinkles" , "Given an inner covering" , "Went along with" , "Covered inside" , "What ruler did" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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