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Swine -- dull person, it's said? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

boar

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

'dull person it's said?' is the wordplay.
'dull person' becomes 'bore' (I've seen this before).
'it's said?' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'bore' sounds like 'BOAR'.

(Other definitions for boar that I've seen before include "Wild animal, sounds like drill" , "A male pig, sounds tedious" , "A wild male pig" , "Sow's mate" , "Uncastrated male hog" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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