Slow to be given quarter after punishing bout (6)
I believe the answer is:
obtuse
'slow' is the definition.
(I know that slow can be written as obtuse)
'quarter after punishing bout' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'quarter' could be 'se' and 'se' is found in the answer.
an anagram of 'bout' is 'obtu' which is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'to be given' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for obtuse that I've seen before include "Exaggerate" , "boneheaded?" , "Not very bright" , "A 3dn between 90 and 180 degrees" , "Blunt, dull-witted" .)