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Partners occupying different beds, pillocks (6)

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dweebs

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'pillocks' is the definition.
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'partners occupying different beds' is the wordplay.
'partners' becomes 'we' (West and East are partners in the game bridge).
'occupying' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters occupy or enter the word).
'different' is an anagram indicator (letters placed in a different order).
'beds' is an anagram of 'debs'.
'we' placed inside 'debs' is 'DWEEBS'.

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(Other definitions for dweebs that I've seen before include "nerds" , "They're socially inept!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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