His tediousness, one put up with (4)

I believe the answer is:

bore

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'one put up with' is the definition.
(past tense of 'bear')

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for bore that I've seen before include "Drill a hole in" , "Drill - pest" , "A tedious talkative person" , "Pierce or tire with tedium" , "Tiresome person - tidal flood" .)

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