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Cover on the bed? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

topsoil

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'cover on the bed?' is the definition.
(soil that covers a flower bed)

'cover on the bed?' is the wordplay.
'cover' becomes 'top' (topping is a kind of covering).
'on the bed?' becomes 'soil' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'top'+'soil'='TOPSOIL'

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(Other definitions for topsoil that I've seen before include "Garden's surface layer" , "where grass grows" , "Earth's surface" , "The Good Earth" , "Visible layer of garden" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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