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Charm of old lady's bed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mascot

'charm' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'old lady's bed' is the wordplay.
'old lady's' becomes 'ma's' (both can informally mean mother).
'bed' becomes 'cot' (cot is a type of bed).
'mas'+'cot'='MASCOT'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for mascot that I've seen before include "Something bringing luck" , "Charm - talisman" , "Lucky thing" , ".Person or thing believed to bring good luck" , "Bringer of good luck to team, etc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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