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Painstaking detail (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

particular

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'painstaking' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'detail' is the second definition.
('particular' can be a synonym of 'detail')

(Other definitions for particular that I've seen before include "Meticulous" , "going into detail" , "Fog over London" , "Special" , "Fussy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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