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B&B in valley beside river — one not fully occupied? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

dabbler

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'one not fully occupied?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'bb in valley beside river' is the wordplay.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'valley' becomes 'dale' (dale is a kind of valley).
'beside' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'river' becomes 'r' (abbreviation).
'bb' put inside 'dale' is 'dabble'.
'dabble'+'r'='DABBLER'

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(Other definitions for dabbler that I've seen before include "amateur" , "Dilettante" , "Someone with passing interest" .)

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