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Wearying Ros and Mike getting together distractedly (7)

Ross

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irksome

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(Other definitions for irksome that I've seen before include "Annoying - tedious" , "Tediously annoying" , "Bothersome, annoying" , "Tiresome, irritating" , "'Tedious, tiresome (7)'" .)

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