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Linger behind tedious person (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drag

This clue is a double definition.

'linger behind' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'tedious person' is the second definition.
(drag can mean a boring or tedious person)

(Other definitions for drag that I've seen before include "Pull along with effort" , "Yank" , "gay party" , "Draw slowly or heavily" , "Tedious thing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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