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Given support when in bed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

based

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'given support' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to thinking as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'when in bed' is the wordplay.
'when' becomes 'as' (eg 'when I walked' means 'as I walked').
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'as' going within 'bed' is 'BASED'.

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(Other definitions for based that I've seen before include "Positioned" , "Established" , "Stationed (in a place)" , "Founded, grounded" , "(Of aircraft) stationed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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