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Filling in hole, a dentist's overbearing (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leaden

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'overbearing' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'filling in hole a dentist's' is the wordplay.
'filling in' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'LEADEN' can be found hidden inside 'hole a dentists'.

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(Other definitions for leaden that I've seen before include "Heavy - overcast" , "Heavy and slow, as if weighted down with heavy metal" , "Describes grey overcast skies" , "Heavy - plodding" , "Gloomy - slow-moving" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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