It might go way over your head (5)

I believe the answer is:

drone

(Other definitions for drone that I've seen before include "Talk boringly; a parasite" , "Talk boringly; male bee" , "Bee, speak tediously" , "Male bee - monotonous hum" , "he gives us a buzz" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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