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Setter's suggestion for bored test solver, say (8,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sounding board

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'setter's suggestion' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'bored test solver say' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'say' could be 'sound' (sounding is a kind of saying) and 'sound' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'for' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for sounding board that I've seen before include "Recipient of experimental ideas perhaps" , "Means of testing opinion" , "means of testing idea" , "One whose opinion is sought" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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