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Change bed again, causing some banter (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

badinage

'some banter' is the definition.
(badinage is a kind of banter)

'change bed again' is the wordplay.
'change' is an anagram indicator.
'bed'+'again'='bedagain'
'bedagain' is an anagram of 'BADINAGE'.

'causing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for badinage that I've seen before include "Wordplay" , "Frivolous repartee" , "Drollery" , "Backchat, banter" , "Humorous, witty conversation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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