Related Clues:

• Almost go back, seeing a hazard in the road
• It's hard to get out of animal passion
• Was a scribe losing head in mindless activity?
• Practised one of the 3 Rs vocally as a way of learning
• Mechanical repetition (as a means of learning)
• Teams fall into a losing one
• Deep vehicle track
• A losing one can, in truth, be depressing
• Teams can fall into a losing one
• It's easy to fall into a losing one
• Dull routine behaviour
• But surely it isn't a dreary routine to a stag?
• Spin endlessly around in a groove
• Mating period for deer
• Switch over, ignoring new channel