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Cloth, not new, behind bed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cotton

'cloth' is the definition.
(cotton is a kind of cloth)

'not new behind bed' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'behind' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'bed' becomes 'cot' (cot is a kind of bed).
'not' with letters rearranged gives 'ton'.
'ton' after 'cot' is 'COTTON'.

(Other definitions for cotton that I've seen before include "Fabric (of natural fibre)" , "Substance like fine wool" , "Cloth woven from a plant" , "Kind of thread or fabric" , "Plant fibre for fabrics" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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