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Bored, did some exercise (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drilled

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'bored' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'did some exercise' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'did' could be 'led' (leading is a kind of doing) and 'led' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for drilled that I've seen before include "Bored a hole or trained by repetition" , "soldiers may be treated thus" , "Made a hole with a pointed tool" , "given military instruction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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