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Loafer on comfortable piece of furniture (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lounger

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'loafer' is the definition.
(I know that lounger is a type of loafer)

'on comfortable piece of furniture' is the wordplay.
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'comfortable piece of' becomes 'r' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'furniture' becomes 'lounge' (lounge is a kind of furniture).
'r' put after 'lounge' is 'LOUNGER'.

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(Other definitions for lounger that I've seen before include "Relax on this" , "Light couch" , "Sunbed" , "Reclining chair" , "Casual coat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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