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Well-worn bed, rather a mess! (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

threadbare

'well-worn' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bed rather a mess' is the wordplay.
'mess' is an anagram indicator.
'bed'+'rather'+'a'='bedrathera'
'bedrathera' with letters rearranged gives 'THREADBARE'.

(Other definitions for threadbare that I've seen before include "deprived of nap" , "Has little nap" , "Thin, tattered, worn out" , "Frayed" , "Shabby" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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