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Hypochondriac finally up to bed (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cot

'bed' is the definition.
(cot is a kind of bed)

'hypochondriac finally up to' is the wordplay.
'finally' suggests the final letters.
'up' says the letters should be written backwards (in down clue: letters go upwards).
The final letter of 'hypochondriac' is 'c'.
'to' in reverse letter order is 'ot'.
'c'+'ot'='COT'

(Other definitions for cot that I've seen before include "Infant's bed" , "Folding bed - fingerstall" , "Baby bed" , "Small child's bed" , "Small bed with high sides" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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