Bore men at work with kind intentions (4-5)
I believe the answer is:
well-meant
'bore men at work with kind intentions' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'bore men at work with' is the wordplay.
'bore' becomes 'well' (I've seen this before).
'work with' is an anagram indicator.
'men'+'at'='menat'
'menat' with letters rearranged gives 'meant'.
'well'+'meant'='WELL-MEANT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for well-meant that I've seen before include "Done with good intentions but poor result" , "Kind" .)