The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LAYERED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LAYERED
- Stratified lake certainly a warning of something dangerous
- Like some cakes set before daughter
- Like a wedding cake set before husband, finally
- At work, Ray, Lee and daughter like some cakes
- Degenerate leader on tour of constituency’s ending in a number of beds?
- Gone ahead, accepting a terrible year with one thing on top of another
- Amateur European rose in several bands?
- Labour’s leader indeed socialist on more than one level?
- Such a haircut needs trimming regularly? Brickie goes first
- Having many coats put before starting to dye
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The straight part
We know that "in a number of beds" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case in a number of beds = layered.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does LAYERED mean?
LAYERED verb- To cut or divide (something) into layers
- To arrange (something) in layers.
- Formed of layers.