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Musician's soft bed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

player

'musician's' is the definition.
('player' can be a synonym of 'musician')

'soft bed' is the wordplay.
'soft' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation for 'piano'**).
'bed' becomes 'layer' (I've seen this before).
'p'+'layer'='PLAYER'

(Other definitions for player that I've seen before include "Sports participant" , "Participant in competitive game" , "Actor; sportsman" , "Professional musician - team sportsperson" , "Participant in soccer match or other game" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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