Like some dives or jams (5)

I believe the answer is:

seedy

(Other definitions for seedy that I've seen before include "Unseemly" , "Unpleasant" , "Not well turned out" , "under the weather" , "Pip is" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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