The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FUTON
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More clues leading to the result FUTON
- Item of furniture fun to put together differently
- Bed not overturned after a lot of fun
- In merriment see to mattress
- Pleasure holding books, retiring to bed
- Amusement that half-cut Tory gets in bed
- Somewhere to sleep in Corfu tonight
- Much enjoyment getting around to bed
- Fine place in Bedfordshire disposing of large sofa bed
- Limits of taboo stopping pleasure in bed
- Thin mattress leads to night of terrible upheaval for back
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The straight part
We know that "Somewhere to sleep" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case somewhere to sleep = futon.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 FUTON mean?
FUTON noun- A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.
- A round cushion used for Zen meditation, traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves.