Reflecting on dreary housing and coastal town (9)
I believe the answer is:
llandudno
'coastal town' is the definition.
'llandudno' can be an answer for 'town' (I have seen 'seaside town' mean 'llandudno' so perhaps 'town' could also mean 'llandudno'). I'm not certain of the 'coastal' bit.
'reflecting on dreary housing and' is the wordplay.
'reflecting' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'dreary' becomes 'dull' (similar in meaning).
'housing' indicates putting letters inside.
'on'+'dull'='ondull'
'ondull' in reverse letter order is 'lludno'.
'lludno' going around 'and' is 'LLANDUDNO'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for llandudno that I've seen before include "Welsh seaside resort" , "Welsh coastal resort" , "Resort of N. Wales" , "holiday destination" , "North Wales seaside resort" .)