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Night-time coverage of De Niro we'd edited (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eiderdown

'night-time coverage' is the definition.

'de niro we'd edited' is the wordplay.
'edited' indicates an anagram.
'de'+'niro'+'wed'='denirowed'
'denirowed' with letters rearranged gives 'EIDERDOWN'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for eiderdown that I've seen before include "what may be on tonight" , "What might keep one warm" , "thermal insulation" , "Warm bedcover" , "what keeps retired people warm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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