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Fool could make love in bed (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coot

'fool' is the definition.

'love in bed' is the wordplay.
'love' becomes 'o' (In tennis, 'love' means 'zero').
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'bed' becomes 'cot' (cot is a kind of bed).
'o' going inside 'cot' is 'COOT'.

'could make' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for coot that I've seen before include "Waterbird of rail family" , "Black waterbird" , "Supposedly bald bird" , "'Slow-flying, duck-like bird (4)'" , "Stupid or eccentric man" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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