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Very large like Henry VIII's bed? (4-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

king-size

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'very large' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'henry viii's bed?' is the wordplay.
'henry' becomes 'king' (Henry VIII etc).
'viii's bed?' becomes 'size' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'king'+'size'='KING-SIZE'

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(Other definitions for king-size that I've seen before include "Larger than normal" , "Extra large, bed perhaps" , "Extra large as for monarch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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