Sleeping (4)
'sleeping' is the definition.
(to be abed is to be asleep)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for abed that I've seen before include "at rest" , "how we all hope to go?" , "in retirement, possibly?" , "Tucked up for the night" , "going to sleep?" .)
'sleeping' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for dormant that I've seen before include "asleep" , "Deeply sleeping" , "Inert" , "Temporarily inactive, being mordant" , "Sleeping or inactive, say volcano" .)
'sleeping' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for not up that I've seen before include "still in bed" , "call in court" , "with tennis call" .)