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Takes ages going to pot this red (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dithers

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'takes ages' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to bodily activities as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'going to pot this red' is the wordplay.
'going to pot' indicates anagramming the letters.
'this'+'red'='thisred'
'thisred' is an anagram of 'DITHERS'.

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(Other definitions for dithers that I've seen before include "Hesitates indecisively" , "Flaps, wavers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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