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Soft bed, perhaps for sportsman (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

player

'for sportsman' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'soft bed perhaps' is the wordplay.
'soft' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation for piano, 'soft').
'bed perhaps' becomes 'layer' (bed is a kind of layer).
'p'+'layer'='PLAYER'

(Other definitions for player that I've seen before include "Actor - footballer?" , "Sportsman - instrumentalist" , "Sports team member" , "Performer" , "Participant in sport or game" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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