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Boring unruly adolescent with debts? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tedious

'boring' is the definition.
('tedious' can be a synonym of 'boring')

'unruly adolescent with debts?' is the wordplay.
'unruly adolescent' becomes 'ted' (reference to Teddy Boy subculture).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'debts?' becomes 'ious'.
'ted'+'ious'='TEDIOUS'

(Other definitions for tedious that I've seen before include "not worth listening to?" , "Outside (anag.)" , "Humdrum" , "flat" , "Dull as ditchwater" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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