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No longer minded being drawn out? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

extended

'drawn out?' is the definition.
('extend' can be a synonym of 'draw out')

'no longer minded' is the wordplay.
'no longer' becomes 'ex'.
'minded' becomes 'tended' (tending is a kind of minding).
'ex'+'tended'='EXTENDED'

'being' is the link.

(Other definitions for extended that I've seen before include "Elongated, expanded" , "Stretched, drew out" , "Stretched; offered" , "Stretched out over a distance" , "get out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Irish Independent.
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