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Extreme comfort for those who have retired (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bedsocks

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'extreme comfort for those' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'have retired' is the wordplay.
'have' becomes 'bed' (synonyms).
'retired' becomes 'socks' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'bed'+'socks'='BEDSOCKS'

'who' is the link.

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(Other definitions for bedsocks that I've seen before include "Night-time footwear" , "Night wear for feet" , "Night attire" , "Night-time wear" , "Garments worn when asleep" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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