Lecturer given important job, finds it's laborious and unrewarding (10)
I believe the answer is:
donkeywork
'it's laborious and unrewarding' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'lecturer given important job' is the wordplay.
'lecturer' becomes 'don' (don can mean an academic).
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'important' becomes 'key' (similar in meaning).
'job' becomes 'work' (synonyms).
'don'+'key'+'work'='DONKEYWORK'
'finds' acts as a link.
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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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