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Not much fun for a doctor and a seaman (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drab

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'not much fun' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'doctor and a seaman' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'dr' (abbreviation).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a seaman' becomes 'ab' (short for able seaman).
'dr'+'ab'='DRAB'

'for a' is the link.

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(Other definitions for drab that I've seen before include "Dismal < slattern" , "Dull sort of bard" , "Shabby; a slattern (arch.)" , "Cheerless, colourless" , "Drearily dull; slattern" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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