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Occasionally throw out usable beds in a dishevelled state (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tousle

'dishevelled state' is the definition.
(tousle can mean an unkempt mass)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for tousle that I've seen before include "Of hair, rumple or disturb" , "Rumple, make untidy as with hair" , "Make hair untidy by ruffling" , "Dishevel (hair)" , "Ruffle (the hair)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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