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Decorated Moses’ bed artfully (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

embossed

'decorated' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'moses' bed artfully' is the wordplay.
'artfully' indicates an anagram.
'moses'+'bed'='mosesbed'
'mosesbed' anagrammed gives 'EMBOSSED'.

(Other definitions for embossed that I've seen before include "With a raised design" , "Moulded in low relief" , "Standing out" , "Stamped, raised" , "Raised in relief" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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