Like some dive bars and granola bars (5)

I believe the answer is:

seedy

(Other definitions for seedy that I've seen before include "Nasty and squalid" , "Sordid and disreputable" , "run down" , "Run-down, squalid" , "Unfit" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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