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Charged for being ill in bed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

billed

'charged' is the definition.
('bill' can be a synonym of 'charge')

'ill in bed' is the wordplay.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'ill' put into 'bed' is 'BILLED'.

'for being' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for billed that I've seen before include "Listed in a programme; charged" , "Sent an invoice" , "Caressed" , "Advertised" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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