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Doctor's boring item in slow speech (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drawl

'slow speech' is the definition.
(drawl means a slow or lazy style of speech)

'doctor's boring item' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'dr' (abbreviation).
'boring item' becomes 'awl' (tool for boring holes).
'dr'+'awl'='DRAWL'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for drawl that I've seen before include "Speak lazily with long vowel sounds" , "Jimmy Stewart spoke with one" , "Speak slowly and affectedly" , "Speak in slow tone" , "Speak languidly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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