Southerner's speech feature, often (5)

I believe the answer is:

drawl

(Other definitions for drawl that I've seen before include "Speak slowly and lazily" , "Actor James Stewart's way of talking" , "Jimmy Stewart spoke with one" , "Slow speech pattern" , "Speak lazily with long vowel sounds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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