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Loafer that's not suitable for express train? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slowcoach

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'loafer' is the definition.
(I know that slowcoach is a type of dawdler)

'not suitable for express train?' is the wordplay.
'not suitable for express' becomes 'slow' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'train?' becomes 'coach' ('coach' can be a synonym of 'train').
'slow'+'coach'='SLOWCOACH'

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(Other definitions for slowcoach that I've seen before include "One who's not very fast" , "Laggard" , "Not a rapid operator" , "One who lacks liveliness, like old vehicle" , "Snail" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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