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Poor actor to make jokes about in bed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hammock

'bed' is the definition.
(hammock is a kind of bed)

'poor actor to make jokes about' is the wordplay.
'poor actor' becomes 'ham' (ham can mean a bad or over-the-top actor).
'to make jokes about' becomes 'mock' (to mock something is to make jokes about it).
'ham'+'mock'='HAMMOCK'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for hammock that I've seen before include "Bed tied between trees?B" , "Sailor's bed of ropes and canvas" , "Bed (for swingers?)" , "String bed" , "Hanging cloth bed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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