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Unproductive peer, by the sound of it (6)

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I believe the answer is:

barren

'unproductive' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'peer by the sound of it' is the wordplay.
'peer' becomes 'baron' (baron is a kind of peer).
'by the sound of it' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'baron' sounds like 'BARREN'.

(Other definitions for barren that I've seen before include "Unproductive of life" , "Not fertile, unproductive" , "Not producing vegetation or offspring" , "Bare and bleak" , "'Desolate, fallow (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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