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When disturbed, dreamy bore becomes abrasive (5,5)

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I believe the answer is:

emery board

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

'when disturbed dreamy bore' is the wordplay.
'when disturbed' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'dreamy'+'bore'='dreamybore'
'dreamybore' anagrammed gives 'EMERY BOARD'.

'becomes' acts as a link.

(Another definition for emery board that I've seen is " Abrasive".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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