Dry obit amuses fans (10)
I believe the answer is:
abstemious
'dry' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'obit amuses fans' is the wordplay.
'fans' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'fanned' mean this (I've seen this in other clues)).
'obit'+'amuses'='obitamuses'
'obitamuses' is an anagram of 'ABSTEMIOUS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abstemious that I've seen before include "Temperate" , "refraining from excess" , "not eating or drinking a lot" , "Indulging only moderately (in food/drink)" , "Drinking little" .)