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Crook with no name in plot (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bed

'plot' is the definition.
(bed is a kind of plot)

'crook with no name' is the wordplay.
'crook' becomes 'bend' ('bend' can be a synonym of 'crook').
'with no' suggests deleting specific letters.
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'bend' with 'n' taken away is 'BED'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for bed that I've seen before include "(Garden) plot" , "Place for plants and sleep" , "Plot in which plants are growing" , "pit" , "Bottom < layer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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