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Slow on the uptake (6)

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dense

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(Other definitions for dense that I've seen before include "Thick, compact or crowded" , "Closely spaced or extremely stupid" , "Needs (anag) -- thick" , "Thick as undergrowth may be" , "Tightly packed - stupid" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
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