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Made a pile (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

napped

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'made a pile' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to bodily activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'pile' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'pile' could be 'nap' (both can refer to the surface of a fabric) and 'nap' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ped' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for napped that I've seen before include "Had a doze" , "Slept only lightly" , "Slept for a short while" , "apparently hiding in spieler perversely" , "showing result of hair-raising experience" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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