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Footwear for going out in? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

bedsocks

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'in?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'footwear for going out' is the wordplay.
'footwear' becomes 'sock' (sock is a kind of footwear).
'for going' becomes 'beds' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'out' is an insertion indicator.
'sock' placed within 'beds' is 'BEDSOCKS'.

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

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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