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Sofa in box with lid free to be moved (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chesterfield

'sofa' is the definition.
(chesterfield is a kind of sofa)

'box with lid free to be moved' is the wordplay.
'box' becomes 'chest' (chest is a kind of box).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'to be moved' is an anagram indicator.
'lid'+'free'='lidfree'
'lidfree' anagrammed gives 'erfield'.
'chest'+'erfield'='CHESTERFIELD'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for chesterfield that I've seen before include "somewhere to sit" , "Type of sofa - place in Derbyshire" , "Midlands town" , "Sofa; English town" , "Sofa; overcoat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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