Negotiated passage, putting bed back outside (9)
I believe the answer is:
navigated
'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'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for navigated that I've seen before include "Guided" , "Sailed" .)