Slow speech from doctor on boring item (5)
I believe the answer is:
drawl
'slow speech' is the definition.
(drawl means a slow or lazy style of speech)
'doctor on boring item' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'Dr' (abbreviation).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'boring item' becomes 'awl' (tool for boring holes).
'dr'+'awl'='DRAWL'
'from' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for drawl that I've seen before include "Slow speech with prolonged vowels" , "Accent with slow and lazy delivery" , "Speak lazily with long vowel sounds" , "Speak slowly and affectedly" , "Speak languidly" .)