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Good man covered in grass had break (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rested

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'had break' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to bodily activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'good man covered in grass' is the wordplay.
'good man' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for saint).
'covered in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'grass' becomes 'reed' (I've seen this before).
'st' put within 'reed' is 'RESTED'.

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(Other definitions for rested that I've seen before include "Took a break from activities" , "Reposed or took a breather" , "Took break in desert" , "Relaxed, took a break" , "Took one's ease" .)

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