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Boy with drawers off toyed with balls (5,5)

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I believe the answer is:

worry beads

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'toyed with balls' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'boy with drawers off' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'off' indicates anagramming the letters.
'boy' put after 'drawers' is 'drawersboy'.
'drawersboy' is an anagram of 'WORRY BEADS'.

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(Other definitions for worry beads that I've seen before include "These may help, at a click of the fingers" , "String of them for fiddling with" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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