Dull girl from the East fed after six (9)
I believe the answer is:
alleviate
'dull girl from the east fed after six' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'dull girl from the east fed after six' is the wordplay.
'dull girl' becomes 'ella' (girl's name. I am not sure about the 'dull' bit.).
'from the east' is a reversal indicator (on a map from right to left).
'fed' becomes 'ate' ('eat' can be a synonym of 'feed').
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'six' becomes 'VI' (Roman numerals).
'ella' backwards is 'alle'.
'ate' put after 'vi' is 'viate'.
'alle'+'viate'='ALLEVIATE'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for alleviate that I've seen before include "Lessen strength of" , "Assuage" , "Make better" , "Make less severe, say suffering" , "Make (pain) less intense" .)