Stoically accept worst minute abed? (3,2,5)

I believe the answer is:

cop it sweet

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'abed?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'stoically accept worst minute' is the wordplay.
'stoically' becomes 'cot' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'accept' is an insertion indicator.
'worst' becomes 'pits' (I've seen this in another clue).
'minute' becomes 'wee' (I've seen this before).
'pits'+'wee'='pitswee'
'cot' placed around 'pitswee' is 'COP IT SWEET'.

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