The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DIVAN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result DIVAN
- Skipping gate, found one's way around bed
- Little boy about four finds bed
- Terrible old ruler on right side of daughter’s bed
- . When finally very keen to get back in bed
- I’d turned up with vehicle for piece of furniture
- Great singer and musician’s last resting place
- Prima donna’s new bed?
- Idiot on a new sofa
- Name given to opera singer’s place of rest
- Seat in Diana’s vehicle
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The straight part
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What does DIVAN mean?
DIVAN noun- A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan).
- The council chamber where this court is held; (by extension), any court of justice.
- Any council or assembly.
- A couch- or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and either on the floor or an elevated structure.
- A smoking-room.
- A collection of poems, especially one written by one author in Arabic or Persian.