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Possibly the bed's a place of healing (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bethesda

'place of healing' is the definition.
(the biblical pool of Bethesda)

'possibly the bed's a' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'the'+'beds'='thebeds'
'thebeds' with letters rearranged gives 'bethesd'.
'bethesd'+'a'='BETHESDA'

(Other definitions for bethesda that I've seen before include "Healing pool (Jerusalem)" , "church" , "Chapel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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