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Part of the bedding? I wondered, somehow (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eiderdown

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'part of the bedding?' is the definition.
'eiderdown' can be an answer for 'bedding?' (eiderdown is a kind of bedding). I'm not certain of the 'part of the' bit.

'i wondered somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates an anagram.
'i'+'wondered'='iwondered'
'iwondered' with letters rearranged gives 'EIDERDOWN'.

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(Other definitions for eiderdown that I've seen before include "Find cover" , "Warm bedcover" , "what ducks have to offer us" , "Soft quilt filled with duck feathers" , "Warm bed cover" .)

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