The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DROWSY
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DROWSY
- Wordy novel about society may make one sleepy
- Tired of wordy novel about head of state
- Sleepy and thirsty, suppressing pained cries
- Sleepy daughter fights — last thing mummy needs
- Sleepy, Doc and Sneezy emptied bottles o’ whiskey
- Tired arguments in outskirts of Derby
- Democrat, hopeful, hugging wife, nodding
- Half asleep, young blade gets up
- Arguments between start and end of day dropping off
- Tired words ruined day at last
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The straight part
We know that "nodding" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case nodding = drowsy.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DROWSY mean?
DROWSY adjective- Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness
- Causing someone to fall sleep or feel sleepy; lulling; soporific.
- Boring.
- Dull; stupid.