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Farther away over there in bed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beyond

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'farther' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'over there in bed' is the wordplay.
'over there' becomes 'yon' (archaic word meaning 'over there').
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'yon' put inside 'bed' is 'BEYOND'.

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(Other definitions for beyond that I've seen before include "On the farther side - in addition" , "Farther than or outside" , "Past" , "unknown" , "On the far side of" .)

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