Whether racing or hunting, it can be considered tedious (4)

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drag

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'it can be considered tedious' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for drag that I've seen before include "Yank" , "Pull along roughly" , "Move with difficulty" , "boring experience" , "Transvestite's garb" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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