The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BEDDING
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What does BEDDING mean?
BEDDING noun- The textiles associated with a bed, e.g., sheets, pillowcases, bedspreads, blankets, etc.
- Any material used by or provided to animals to lie on.
- A structure occurring in granite and similar massive rocks that allows them to split in well-defined planes horizontally or parallel to the land surface
- The temporary planting of fast-growing plants into flower beds to create colourful, temporary, seasonal displays, during spring, summer or winter
- Senses relating to a bed as a place for resting or sleeping.
- Senses relating to a bed as a place or layer on which something else rests or is laid.