10a. Litter and bitter by the sound of it. (4)
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I think the answer is Bier; (a litter being a conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers)
and bier: A handbarrow or portable frame on which a corpse is placed or borne to the grave.
Also bitter is beer (sounds like bier)
Am I barking up the wrong tree?