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It's odd to have tea, so they say, using only half a potful, though it's hardly noteworthy (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

uneventful

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'it's hardly noteworthy' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'it's odd to have tea so they say using only half a potful' is the wordplay.
'it's odd' becomes 'uneven' (odd rather than even).
'to have' says to put letters next to each other.
'so they say' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'using' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'only half' indicates taking half.
'tea' is a homophone of 't'.
'potful' halved is 'ful'.
'uneven'+'t'+'ful'='UNEVENTFUL'

'though' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for uneventful that I've seen before include "Quiet" , "without much happening" , "without incident" , "dull" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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