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He does keep talking well (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bore

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'keep talking well' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'he does' is the wordplay.
'he' becomes 'Bo'.
'does' becomes 're' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'bo'+'re'='BORE'

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(Other definitions for bore that I've seen before include "Drill - pest" , "Supported; dull person" , "Fast-running water" , "A tedious talkative person" , "Person who talks tediously" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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