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Education graduates quietly study cover at night (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bedspread

'cover at night' is the definition.
(cover on a bed)

'education graduates quietly study' is the wordplay.
'education graduates' becomes 'BEds' (people with Bachelor of Education degrees).
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'study' becomes 'read' (synonyms).
'beds'+'p'+'read'='BEDSPREAD'

(Other definitions for bedspread that I've seen before include "Counterpane" , "Coverlet" , "Cover" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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