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Saw dork or drunk showing what may hold drivers up (9)

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I believe the answer is:

roadworks

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'what may hold drivers up' is the definition.
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'saw dork or drunk' is the wordplay.
'drunk' indicates an anagram.
'saw'+'dork'+'or'='sawdorkor'
'sawdorkor' with letters rearranged gives 'ROADWORKS'.

'showing' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for roadworks that I've seen before include "holding up travellers" , "Street repairs" , "reason for traffic hold-up" , "What delay motorists" , "They hold traveller up" .)

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