Dull at home: primitive desires appearing after drink (7)

I believe the answer is:

insipid

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'dull' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'home primitive desires appearing after drink' is the wordplay.
'home' becomes 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in').
'primitive desires' becomes 'id' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'appearing after' says to put letters next to each other.
'drink' becomes 'sip' (sipping is a kind of drinking).
'id' put after 'sip' is 'sipid'.
'in'+'sipid'='INSIPID'

'at' is the link.

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(Other definitions for insipid that I've seen before include "Lacking flavour or banal" , "without taste" , "Colourless" , "Wishy-washy" , "Dull" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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