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Drawers learn using repetition, endlessly sketching faces (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lures

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'drawers' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'learn using repetition endlessly sketching faces' is the wordplay.
'faces' suggests taking the first letters (I've seen 'face of' mean this).
The first letters of 'learn using repetition endlessly sketching' is 'LURES'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for lures that I've seen before include "Tempts or entices" , "Draws" , "Baits, decoys" , "Rules with decoys" , "Baits or attractions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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