Prosaic epithet for a footman? (10)
I believe the answer is:
pedestrian
'footman?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'prosaic epithet for a' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' could be 'an' and 'an' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pedestrian that I've seen before include "Walker; prosaic" , "Dull, uninspired" , "lacking inspiration" , "Unexciting" , "Hiker" .)