The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word INAPT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result INAPT
- Improper to take forty winks in it
- To fall asleep during sex is ....
- It’s awkward to sleep in it
- Awkward getting some sleep in it
- Mixed paint is not suitable
- Unsuitable to sleep in it
- Sloshed paint is out of place
- Ungentlemanly spilling of a pint
- Not appropriate to sleep inside it
- Trimmed final present, just the wrapping’s not right
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What does INAPT mean?
INAPT adjective- Unapt