Crossword Genius

Tedious smoker I put out (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

irksome

'tedious' is the definition.
(I know that tedious can be written as irksome)

'smoker i put out' is the wordplay.
'put out' indicates an anagram.
'smoker'+'i'='smokeri'
'smokeri' anagrammed gives 'IRKSOME'.

(Other definitions for irksome that I've seen before include "Tediously annoying" , "'Annoying, irritating or boring (7)'" , "Smoker I find annoying" , "Burdensome and tedious" , "bugging" .)

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