Cryptic crossword clue
Lay dormant till spring in bad earth, in bed 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word HIBERNATED

I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "Lay dormant till spring" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case lay dormant till spring = hibernated.
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.
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What does HIBERNATED mean?

HIBERNATED verb
  1. To spend winter time in hibernation.
  2. To live in seclusion.
  3. To enter a standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.

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