Dull time touring university in Alabama in the morning (9)
I believe the answer is:
matutinal
'in the morning' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'dull time touring university in alabama' is the wordplay.
'dull' becomes 'mat' (mat as opposed to glossy).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'touring' indicates putting letters inside (touring can mean going round).
'university' becomes 'u' (abbreviation for university).
'alabama' becomes 'al'.
'mat'+'t'='matt'
'matt' enclosing 'u' is 'matut'.
'matut'+'in'+'al'='MATUTINAL'
(Other definitions for matutinal that I've seen before include "Of the morning" , "Early" , "before noon" .)