The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ABYSSAL
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More clues leading to the result ABYSSAL
- Sailor, Yankee with girl climbing on the bed?
- Very deep article has girl reflecting on past
- A little baby’s sallow from a very deep bed
- Initially dislodged, small girl back on bed below?
- Times supporting article girl sent up regarding ocean trenches?
- A handy girl to call up – but lacking ‘bottom’?
- From the deep area near a lake entered by ship
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The straight part
We know that "on bed below" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case on bed below = abyssal.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ABYSSAL mean?
ABYSSAL adjective- Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.
- Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone.
- Pertaining to or occurring at excessive depths in the earth's crust; plutonic.