The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BEDSPREAD
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result BEDSPREAD
- Teacher’s policy primarily delivered cover in retirement
- English county beginning to promote study in retirement coverage?
- Education graduates quietly study cover at night
- Bad rep given notice at south of county — cover needed
- Book editor looked at including special cover
- Graduate teacher with extended cover
- Topping dormitory feast
- British editor’s page perused — it gives blanket coverage
- Cover page penned by British journalist’s perused
- Blanket coverage
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "retirement coverage" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case retirement coverage = bedspread.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 BEDSPREAD mean?
BEDSPREAD noun- The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket.
- A coverlet.