The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word VALANCE
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More clues leading to the result VALANCE
- Curtain belonging to primeval ancestors?
- Very small church in which man’s placed decorative material
- Group of medieval ancestors hanging round bed
- Liberty has a name for bedlinen
- See a blade hanging over window
- Perhaps Liberty’s the inspiration for this bedcover?
- Five thrusting weapon around a piece of drapery
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The straight part
We know that "bedcover" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bedcover = valance.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 VALANCE mean?
VALANCE noun- A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
- A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.
- (bedding) A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from the mattress to the floor.
- The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.