Brute and tedious person in conversation (4)
I believe the answer is:
boor
'brute' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for boor that I've seen before include "Crude rude person" , "Crude uncouth person" , "Lout" , "Rude, uncultured type" , "Rough, bad-mannered person" .)