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Looking tired, yet just about in bed early for a change (6-4)

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I believe the answer is:

bleary-eyed

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'looking tired yet' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'just about in bed early for a change' is the wordplay.
'just' becomes 'ye' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'for a change' is an anagram indicator.
'early' with letters rearranged gives '[early]'.
'bed' placed around '[early]' is 'b[early]ed'.
'ye' put inside 'blearyed' is 'BLEARY-EYED'.

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(Other definitions for bleary-eyed that I've seen before include "Obviously tired" , "Looking very tired" , "Unperceptive" , "Looking half-awake" , "Looking sleepy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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