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Instrument accompanying wordless tune is boring (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

humdrum

'is boring' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'instrument accompanying wordless tune' is the wordplay.
'instrument' becomes 'drum' (drum is a kind of instrument).
'accompanying' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'wordless tune' becomes 'hum' (humming a tune).
'drum' after 'hum' is 'HUMDRUM'.

(Other definitions for humdrum that I've seen before include "Boringly monotonous" , "Dull (of existence)" , "Dull and uninteresting" , "Monotonous; commonplace" , "Unexciting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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