### Clue: Party men wanting dull, submissive type (7)
### Answer: DOORMAT 
 ### Explanation: Definition: submissive type
  DO(a function,bash,*party*) OR($$o$$ther $$r$$anks,*men* in the military) +(*wanting*) MAT(matte,matt,with a *dull* surface, one of the options for eg. printed photos)
Defn:  A person who passively accepts,*submits* to humiliation and abuse, like how a doormat is literally treated