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Negotiated passage, putting bed back outside (9)

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I believe the answer is:

navigated

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'negotiated passage' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I don't see how they can define each other.

'putting bed back outside' is the wordplay.
'putting' becomes 'gate' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'bed' becomes 'divan' (type of bed).
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'outside' indicates putting letters inside.
'divan' reversed gives 'navid'.
'gate' inserted into 'navid' is 'NAVIGATED'.

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(Other definitions for navigated that I've seen before include "Guided" , "Sailed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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