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Limits of taboo stopping pleasure in bed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

futon

'bed' is the definition.
(type of bed)

'limits of taboo stopping pleasure' is the wordplay.
'limits of' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters).
'stopping' means one lot of letters goes inside another (stopping can mean blocking a gap).
'pleasure' becomes 'fun' (I've seen this in other clues).
'taboo' with its middle removed is 'to'.
'to' inserted within 'fun' is 'FUTON'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for futon that I've seen before include "Kind of Japanese chair-bed" , "Sleep on it" , "'Japanese mattress, can be folded (5)'" , "Resting place" , "Japanese couch-bed convertible" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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