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Lie-abed, unknown character in ballad with doctor

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I believe the answer is:

lazybones

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'lie-abed unknown' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'character in ballad with doctor' is the wordplay.
'character in ballad' becomes 'lazy' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'doctor' becomes 'bones' (I've seen this before).
'lazy'+'bones'='LAZYBONES'

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(Other definitions for lazybones that I've seen before include "Idle person" , "Idler (colloq.)" , "Couch potato?" , "He does nothing" , "Shirker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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