Crossword Genius

Live with mistress? Husband in bed excited (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shack up

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'live' is the definition.
(I know that live is a is a kind of of shack up)

'mistress? husband in bed excited' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'husband' could be 'h' (abbreviation) and 'h' is found within the answer.
'bed' could be 'sack' (e.g. 'in the sack') and 'sack' is found in the remaining letters.
'excited' could be 'up' and 'up' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'with' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for shack up that I've seen is " Start to live together (with)".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.