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Time waster hiding on bridle-road (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

idler

'time waster' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'hiding on bridle-road' is the wordplay.
'hiding' indicates a hidden word.
'IDLER' can be found hidden inside 'on bridle road'.

(Other definitions for idler that I've seen before include "bad worker" , "Work-shy individual" , "Someone unemployed" , "One avoiding work" , "Good-for-nothing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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