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Hide inflatable bed punctured by English women (3,3)

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I believe the answer is:

lie low

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'hide' is the definition.
(I know that lie low is a more specific form of the action hide)

'inflatable bed punctured by english women' is the wordplay.
'inflatable bed' becomes 'lilo' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'punctured by' is an insertion indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'women' becomes 'w' (standard abbreviation).
'lilo' placed around 'e' is 'lielo'.
'lielo'+'w'='LIE LOW'

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(Other definitions for lie low that I've seen before include "Stay quiet and/or hidden" , "Stay doggo" , "Stay out of sight, be inconspicuous" , "don't show your face" , "Stay out of sight, hide horizontally?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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