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Reluctant to produce a few lines (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

averse

'reluctant' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a few lines' is the wordplay.
'few lines' becomes 'verse'.
'a'+'verse'='AVERSE'

'to produce' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for averse that I've seen before include "Not keen" , "Ill-disposed to (a poem?)" , "Having a strong dislike" , "Antipathetic" , "Unwilling or disinclined, perhaps to hard work" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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