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Wearing ties more loosely (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tiresome

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

'ties more loosely' is the wordplay.
'loosely' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ties'+'more'='tiesmore'
'tiesmore' is an anagram of 'TIRESOME'.

(Other definitions for tiresome that I've seen before include "Meteors I find annoying" , "Draggy - unamusing" , "Aggravating" , "irritating" , "Tedious and boring" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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