In truth, it's monotonous (3)

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rut

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'in truth it's monotonous' is the definition.
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'in truth it's monotonous' is the wordplay.
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'RUT' is hidden in the letters of 'truth monotonous'.

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(Other definitions for rut that I've seen before include "hazard in the road" , "Settled routine" , "Furrow - dreary routine" , "Dull routine behaviour" , "Road depression, difficult to get out of" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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