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To go motoring with a beginner is simply not sensible (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drivel

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'simply not sensible' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'to go motoring with a beginner' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'go' could be 'drive' (driving is a kind of going) and 'drive' is found within the answer.
'beginner' could be 'l' (as in a learner driver with L-plates on their car) and 'l' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for drivel that I've seen before include "Foolishness" , "Gibberish" , "Silly talk, sheer nonsense" , "Nonsensical talk" , "Slaver" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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