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Went through the exercises, bored (7)

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I believe the answer is:

drilled

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

'went through the exercises' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'went' could be 'led' (leading is a kind of going) and 'led' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for drilled that I've seen before include "soldiers may be treated thus" , "Made a hole with a pointed tool" , "given military instruction" , "Bored a hole or trained by repetition" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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