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Slow mover tires too, unfortunately (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tortoise

'slow mover' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'tires too unfortunately' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' indicates an anagram.
'tires'+'too'='tirestoo'
'tirestoo' is an anagram of 'TORTOISE'.

(Other definitions for tortoise that I've seen before include "Shelled animal" , "Slow-moving land reptile" , "Expected to be slow" , "One shelled" , "Slow-moving reptile that won race against a hare" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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