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Row One — no good for eating (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dining

'eating' is the definition.
(dining is a kind of eating)

'row one no good' is the wordplay.
'row' becomes 'din' (both can mean a loud disturbance**).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'no' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation).
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'din'+'i'+'n'+'g'='DINING'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dining that I've seen before include "This room is for eating in" , "Eating the evening meal" , "Making a meal of" , "Type of room, car, table" , "Eating main meal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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