The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MINER
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More clues leading to the result MINER
- One digs up some chrysanthemum in error
- Pit employee of little importance, do we hear?
- . Digger child picked up!
- They say young person could be a gold-digger
- Quarryman‘s key picked up
- Daedalus’s Rule: I might be found boring
- Underemployed gallery worker
- Am I nervous? Somewhat, being underground
- Scrooge has name for son becoming an underground worker
- Sound of bird could alert him?
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "I might be found boring" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case i might be found boring = miner.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does MINER mean?
MINER noun- A person who works in a mine.
- An operator of ordnance mines and similar explosives.
- Any bird of one of four species of Australian endemic honeyeaters in the genus Manorina.
- Any bird of one of several species of South American ovenbirds in the genus Geositta.
- Software or hardware that mines, or creates new units of cryptocurrency.