Set up the bed of a hare (4)
I believe the answer is:
form
'set up' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for form that I've seen before include "Criminal record (colloq.)" , "Shape - document to be filled in" , "'Shape, bench or school class (4)'" , "A hare's hide-out" , "Configuration; type" .)