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Smoke? Brave man, in bed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cheroot

'smoke?' is the definition.
(type of cigar)

'brave man in bed' is the wordplay.
'brave man' becomes 'hero' (a hero is a brave person).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'bed' becomes 'cot' (cot is a kind of bed).
'hero' placed inside 'cot' is 'CHEROOT'.

(Other definitions for cheroot that I've seen before include "16 21 [INDIAN IMPORT]" , "'Cigar, square at both ends (7)'" , "One smoked" , "smoke" , "Cigar with ends squarely removed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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