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Ned's up in his little room (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

den

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'room' is the definition.
(I know that den is a type of room)

'ned's up in his little' is the wordplay.
'ned' can be anagrammed to 'DEN'.
But, I am not clear how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for den that I've seen before include "Animal's lair or man's study" , "Animal's home or gent's study" , "Lair for animal or study for gent" , "Home of the beast" , "Habitation of wild animals (3)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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