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Smoke with heart-throb in bed (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cheroot

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

'heart-throb in bed' is the wordplay.
'heart-throb' becomes 'hero'.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'bed' becomes 'cot' (cot is a kind of bed).
'hero' put within 'cot' is 'CHEROOT'.

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cheroot that I've seen before include "Cigar cut at both ends" , "Small cigar" , "With both ends cut off squarely, is smoked" , "Variety of cigar" , "Cigar with open ends - hot core (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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