Special bed turned wretched (10)

I believe the answer is:

despicable

'wretched' is the definition.
(I know that wretched can be written as despicable)

'special bed turned' is the wordplay.
'turned' indicates an anagram.
'special'+'bed'='specialbed'
'specialbed' anagrammed gives 'DESPICABLE'.

(Other definitions for despicable that I've seen before include "bum" , "Mean" , "rotten" , "Vile" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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