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Suggest it's dull speaking about work (7)

Ross

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propose

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'suggest' is the definition.
(as in proposing a plan)

'dull speaking about work' is the wordplay.
'dull speaking' becomes 'prose' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'prose' enclosing 'op' is 'PROPOSE'.

'it's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for propose that I've seen before include "Make an offer of marriage" , "Put forward for consideration" , "Put forward (motion)" , "Request" , "Offer for consideration" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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