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'Between The Sheets', perhaps naughty bits put together (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cocktail

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'between the sheets perhaps naughty bits' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'put together' is the wordplay.
'put' becomes 'cock' (cocking is a kind of putting).
'together' becomes 'tail' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'cock'+'tail'='COCKTAIL'

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(Other definitions for cocktail that I've seen before include "Manhattan, for example" , "Screwdriver, for instance" , "dish with prawn" , "Mixed alcoholic drink or prawn appetiser" , "Possibly old-fashioned" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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