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Lots of different things thrown on mattress (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

assortment

'lots of different things' is the definition.

'thrown on mattress' is the wordplay.
'thrown' indicates anagramming the letters.
'on'+'mattress'='onmattress'
'onmattress' anagrammed gives 'ASSORTMENT'.

(Other definitions for assortment that I've seen before include "Medley" , "Mixture" , "salmagundi" , "Miscellany" , "Miscellaneous collection" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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