The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DREARY
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More clues leading to the result DREARY
- Flat, shell-like blocks in need of water?
- Tedious last part filling empty day
- Tedious case of dandy pinching bottom
- Dull days breed melancholy, ultimately
- Dull and boring, cornering attention
- Love bagging runs, avoiding exciting stuff
- Depressing hearing organ in Derby in odd places
- Dull parent replaces contents of diary
- Boring director back, wary after losing battles
- Back in Derby on vacation – that’s dull
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The straight part
We know that "avoiding exciting stuff" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case avoiding exciting stuff = dreary.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does DREARY mean?
DREARY adjective- Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
- Grievous, dire; appalling.