Uninspired poet got back up (4)
I believe the answer is:
drab
'uninspired' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for drab that I've seen before include "Of a dull greenish-brown colour" , "Dull, uninteresting" , "Dull and colourless" , "kind of tart" , "woman with slatternly habits" .)