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Pompous and dour, not funny (7)

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I believe the answer is:

orotund

'pompous' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'dour not funny' is the wordplay.
'funny' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dour'+'not'='dournot'
'dournot' with letters rearranged gives 'OROTUND'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for orotund that I've seen before include "Sonorous; pompous" , "Full in sound" , "Pompous (in style)" , "Pompous (oratory)" , "booming" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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