Not prone to goofing around (5)

I believe the answer is:

stern

(Other definitions for stern that I've seen before include "Looking severe" , "Forbidding in aspect" , "Old star" , "Grim; severe" , "Strict - forbidding" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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