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Unfriendly for a party city (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dour

'unfriendly' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a party city' is the wordplay.
'a party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'city' becomes 'ur'.
'do'+'ur'='DOUR'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for dour that I've seen before include "Uncompromising" , "Grim, morose" , "Stern and severe looking" , "Sullen - unyielding" , "Obstinate - grim" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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